Since the erly sixties while I was in gradeschool we have KNOWN the enviorment was in trouble, (this isnt new folks), and rather then pass laws to help save the planet, the government went gleefully on pillageing and rapeing the earth. Now we are in serious and possibly un fixable straights. Shouldnt I be able to sue the US government for at least inaction? Malfeasence? Deraliction of duty? You cant be a nurse or dr and walk away from a dying person without being sued. Doesnt our government have at least as much responsibility to insure our futures and those of our progeny?
2007-08-30 06:50:35 · 19 answers · asked by RowCo G 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You're right...30 years ago the environmentalists said the planet would be destroyed in 30 years if we didn't do something...they said we would have an ice age...now, we're still here and it's global warming...guess they can't make up their minds, we can only be sure that chicken little says the sky is falling...
2007-08-30 06:54:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
I agree with Bob - some of the laws are just ridiculous.
There is major road construction going on near my house (I know - you're pea green with envy) and I had to ask why they put up this little fence made out of black material that looks kind of like a tarp. (Haven't gotten a closer look - don't care enough I guess.) They have this little barrier all along the road, on both sides. What's it for? To stop any runoff from construction. Um - what the...??? That runoff is just going to soak into the ground at the fence...so what, exactly, is the point?
I certainly think we should take care of the planet - who wants to live in a dump, if nothing else. But I don't buy into the whole gloom and doom BS. When I was a kid, the scientific community was trying to scare everyone about the coming of the next Ice Age.....30 years later, it's the same type of scare tactics, but about global warming.
I don't deny at all that the earth's climate is changing - living in the far north as I do, I probably see more evidence of it that most people in the states. However, I don't buy that it's all mankind's doing, and I think it's the epitome of arrogance to think we're powerful enough to stop Mother Nature. Don't forget - Alaska used to be a very temperate climate. So who can I blame the last Ice Age on?!?
2007-08-30 14:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by Jadis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Number one you sound like a Junior high school student
Second the environment has gotten better since the sixties.
I use to live in NYC in the sixties you would not dare fish in the Hudson river and because of smog you could not see the streets below from the Empire state building.
Just came back from Italy and France the pollution there reminds me of NYC in the sixties stop bashing the US and travel you have no idea what pollution is like in other countries compared to us.
2007-08-30 14:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by Ynot! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you can not sue the government for not making more stringent environmental laws. You can, however, vote out your congressman and elect someone who is more in line with your views.
On a slightly different note, there was recently a successful lawsuit saying that the government was not meeting the requirements of the Clean Air Act by not regulating CO2. In this case they could sue because a law was already passed by congress and signed by the president. The suit was simply trying to force action by the executive branch to comply with an existing law.
2007-08-30 13:58:22 · answer #4 · answered by Michael C 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You can put in the paperwork to start the formal legal process of bringing suit against the Federal Government.
Your chances of getting hit by the asteroid that the government failed to protect the population from are better than winning your suit or even getting a chance to go to court over it.
Get a grip and join an environmental group, then you can give them your money to coop into hiring attorneys.
2007-08-30 14:00:11 · answer #5 · answered by RomeoMike 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In essence yes but legally no. The government would argue that you as a voter had a chance to change or shape government policy with a single vote.
In essence you would end up having to sue yourself in court.
2007-08-30 13:55:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
"The environment is in trouble????"
The environment is in a lot less trouble than it was back then, since Nixon, a Republican, created the EPA. If anything the EPA goes too far in some instances.
Sell your "save the world" speech in China and India where there's actually some truth to it.
2007-08-30 13:58:00 · answer #7 · answered by truthisback 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Suing the Government is like suing yourself. The answer is NO. Show up at the poll and vote, it's your right!
2007-08-30 13:59:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually they know before that. Think back to the Oklahoma dust bowl in 1935. I am pretty sure the government had a clue.
2007-08-30 14:03:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, you can sue the gov't. However, you must be able to prove that it is man-made global warming and the actions specifically of the gov't that have caused the planet to become worse. You must also prove that the planet is worse now too.
2007-08-30 13:56:32 · answer #10 · answered by civil_av8r 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋