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If you vote for a president denying global warming, you have little ground to sue your county for not acting on sea level rise. The government should address g

by ako 7y ago

If you vote for a president denying global warming, you have little ground to sue your county for not acting on sea level rise. The government should address global warming, if they want to truely address sea level rise.

Fjolsvith 7y ago
> If you vote for a president denying global warming, you have little ground to sue your county for not acting on sea level rise. What recourse would one have if they were from a different country than the one who's president denies global warming?
- ako 7y ago
  The article was about homes in Florida, where the majority of the population voted for Trump. I would expect that in a state where the majority voted to deny global warming, they would also agree to not take actions to battle the effects of a non existent global warming.
  - Fjolsvith 7y ago
    My question remains unanswered. And to generalise the reason for a voter to select a candidate to a singular issue is to ignore the realities of why voters select candidates. Additionally, there are four levels of government in the United states. The federal level is not the one being sued. Besides, one of the persons in the article has a misconception as to the role of the government with regard to property: "What’s government for? They’re supposed to protect your property,” Mr. Silverman said from behind the wheel of his shallow skiff boat on a recent afternoon. This person believes the public road is his property, or that his personal property has some right not granted by the constitution. If you live by the ocean or by a river, the water can erode your land and you have to be the one to protect it. It's like saying that leaving the Paris Accord is going to make the government responsible for land erosion on a river
    - ako 7y ago
      If your land is in danger of being turned into sea due to sea level rise caused by global warming, i would expect your no 1 priority would be to address this. I cannot imagine you'd vote for someone who thinks it's all an hoax.

by ako 7y ago

Fjolsvith 7y ago

> If you vote for a president denying global warming, you have little ground to sue your county for not acting on sea level rise. What recourse would one have if they were from a different country than the one who's president denies global warming?

ako 7y ago
The article was about homes in Florida, where the majority of the population voted for Trump. I would expect that in a state where the majority voted to deny global warming, they would also agree to not take actions to battle the effects of a non existent global warming.
- Fjolsvith 7y ago
  My question remains unanswered. And to generalise the reason for a voter to select a candidate to a singular issue is to ignore the realities of why voters select candidates. Additionally, there are four levels of government in the United states. The federal level is not the one being sued. Besides, one of the persons in the article has a misconception as to the role of the government with regard to property: "What’s government for? They’re supposed to protect your property,” Mr. Silverman said from behind the wheel of his shallow skiff boat on a recent afternoon. This person believes the public road is his property, or that his personal property has some right not granted by the constitution. If you live by the ocean or by a river, the water can erode your land and you have to be the one to protect it. It's like saying that leaving the Paris Accord is going to make the government responsible for land erosion on a river
  - ako 7y ago
    If your land is in danger of being turned into sea due to sea level rise caused by global warming, i would expect your no 1 priority would be to address this. I cannot imagine you'd vote for someone who thinks it's all an hoax.