Posted on 12/22/2016 9:02:28 AM PST by ColdOne
SEATTLE (AP) — Eight Seattle children should have "their day in court" to argue that Washington state and others aren't protecting them from climate change, a judge ruled.
King County Superior Court Judge Hollis Hill on Monday allowed the young petitioners to move ahead in their case against the state, writing that "it is time for these youth to have the opportunity to address their concerns in a court of law, concerns raised under statute and under the state and federal constitutions."
The petitioners, between 12 and 16 years old, had asked the judge last month to find the state Department of Ecology in contempt for failing to adequately protect them and future generations from global warming.
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One more melon full of mush judge.
This is a farce!
They should first have to prove Global Warming is real, even before they can show how it has hurt them.
I see profound issues involving separation of powers here. Essentially the Judge is turning a jury into a super legislature, dictating questions of public policy that are constitutionally left to the legislature.
Snowflakes want to be legally protected from the future ...
Seattle = San Fran north
You cannot protect the climate from change... this judge is a buffoon.
The climate has changed since the earth was formed and will continue to change until it is a burnt out husk sitting inside the dying sun.
It may be a Farce, I believe it is, but it is also an Opportunity to Finish Off the Global Warming Religious zealots by forcing them IN COURT UNDER THREAT OF PERJURY and PRISON, not to mention the FRAUD they have Perpetrated, to Actually Prove their Case, in which we all know they Can NOT DO.
Trump needs to get rid of these so called “judges” like this. Retards should not be “judges”.
Generally when one seeks injunctive relief they need demonstrate the harm. Is their position it is warmer? Well warmer means more areas of the planet can sustain humans through agriculture. This is what happens when the ABCs are forgotten in the schools and it becomes common fare to indoctrinate.
Find a blackboard, send them to it and make them write 500 times: I am too uninformed to render policy decisions.
There is no global warming. These children are being manipulated by the climate lie to make you pay money and give up your stuff. The great news is that TRUMP IS HERE!!
“Trump needs to get rid of these so called “judges” like this.”
He’s a county judge and Trump would have no authority to do so. However, the voters of King County could remove him in the next election. Given the political leanings of King County, I’m not holding my breath in anticipation of that happening.
This type of crap has been orchestrated by Obama’s EPA. Have environmental wackos sue, then a judge rules in favor and “forces” the government to make the changes.
Good for these kids. I applaud their efforts at activism to present their case before a judge. I also applaud their desire to learn what failure means as this case is going to be thrown out for its merits.
On a positive note, they can get a participation award that they can hang up in their bedrooms next to the picture of Justin Beiber.
Judge is worse than a snowflake.
They are under 18. This is not a rational decision.
Now, if their parents or guardians want to sue on their behalf, that’s fine.
The good news is that AGW will have to make its case in court.
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