Michael Ramirez for July 03, 2022

Except that the EPA should have jurisdictional authority in a crisis! . . . As in, climate crisis!

https://news.ballotpedia.org/2022/02/14/u-s-supreme-court-to-determine-the-regulatory-jurisdiction-of-the-epa-under-the-clean-water-act/

At a time when all three branches of government seem hopelessly pest-infested, maybe it’s time to pick a different species of tree. The once mighty American elm, American chestnut, and ash trees have been or will be gone soon. The giant sequoias and redwoods seem doomed by climate change. The maple is already the symbol for Canada. Mulberries grow like crazy — spread mainly via bird lime. Oaks? Sycamores? Some people are allergic to the fluff from Cottonwoods. Hickory might be okay. The Osage-0range has thorns and inedible fruit. So what species would be a hardy Native American tree (and noble in form) to properly represent our country?

Weird how the climate change deniers also deny (ignore?) that the US military considers climate change to be real and are prepping for its impact. They are being proactive. (Will the USSC prevent them from doing so too?)

Let the rivers BURN AGAIN!!!

The Clean Air and Water Act became law in the 1970s, and every single Republican Senator voted yes to the law. The EPA was charged with enforcement of that act. So why did the SCOTUS suddenly say that the EPA cannot enforce a law that is already on the books?

Don’t you love when unelected judges legislate from the Bench?

All the industries and corporations don’t want to spend millions on climate change so the bribe GOP to vote in their favor…

GOP tentacles have influenced the 6 dumb-@$$es on the SC…

What happened to judges being IMPARTIAL?

Being balanced, just, and fair according to the Constitution?

Not in *umps world they’re not! He stacked every court he could so they would sacVe his butt in times like now!

As long as half the Congress is dead-set on the destruction of the US for the other half, and in the pockets of the oil companies, people are more likely to go extinct before they act on saving anyone.

The EPA, strangely enough, was created by Richard Nixon.

This is the kind of “expertise” that Repubs bring to congress.

https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-senator-ronald-reagan-riding-dinosaur-green-new-deal-ocasio-cortez-2019-3?op=1

Politics is the art of compromise. Gerrymandering delivers stubborn ideologues to Congress. Either the resulting paralysis must break or the system will.

This is the deconstruction of the administrative state on steroids, from now on ANY environmental regulation must get past a republican filibuster.

CONGRESSMONKEYS: Wait, we thought fund-raising was our job.

The Supreme Court handed authority to the Legislature knowing republicans would filibuster ANY regulation. It’s all about the republican’s long game, deconstructing the administrative state.

The “only” time they promise to do their job.. is when they are seeking your vote. Once elected.. meh!

American voters are remarkably consistent about mid-term elections for Congress. It’s almost automatic — the president’s party lost seats in 37 out of the last 40.

We elect a chief executive — and first chance we get, deliberately cripple their ability to govern. And the 3 exceptions in the last 150 years? Must have been some really big changes going on…

• 1934 – Great Depression

• 1998 – Prosperity

• 2002 – 9/11 Attacks

Several really big changes are going on now, so don’t be too surprised if come November, We the People make for historic exception #4.

Mr. Biden is nobody’s favorite – the other three weren’t either.

So dang true, and think, if you want something than all you need to do is write to your congressman instead of going out and screaming.

Climate changes, that’s proven in the archaeological, paleontological, and geological records. What’s not proven, is anthropogenic climate change. The real “crisis” is that we are spending our intellectual energy and resources to stop something that is inevitable rather than planning for it.

If this is left to Congress then we are really cooked.

No, the Supreme court knows you WON’T do your job.

Lying Traitor Republiguns refuse to do anything for the USA.

If SCOTUS expects Congress to specify the technical details for carrying out each law it enacts, Congress would be less effective than it is now. Think of that. What next? Will Congress be designing bridges and warships?

M.R.I rarely agree with your opinions but I very much enjoy your drawing skills. Thank you for sharing.

Just a majority of dick head catholics. Please spare me the barbs, I was raised a catholic.

From what I can tell, certain Supreme Court Justices seem to be upset that the EPA was attempting to, OH MY! protect the environment! What were they thinking?

Despite being in the minority, members of the SCOTUS, “Conservatives,” RWNJs, and white supremacists are attempting to drag this country back to their imaginary Jeffersonian agrarian idyl. The 1790 census (when Jefferson was Secretary of State), counted 5.3M Americans. Only white males owning 50 acres or more of land were permitted to vote, approximately 6% of the population. Free white men who did not own land, free white females, and slaves could not vote. In 1790 the American population was largely rural, making a living by farming. Our most recent census counted 332,403,650 Americans. Current estimates are that 83% of Americans live in urban areas. They do not work at farming. In pursuit of “small government,” the following are conservatives’ goals for their Jeffersonian America: 1. No women’s rights. 2. No civil rights for people of color, or for any other minority groups. 3. No immigration, other than Caucasians. 4. No labor unions. 5. No health insurance. 6. No legal recourse due to Republican-packed courts. 7. No social security. 8. No disability insurance. 9. No minimum wage. 10. No free and fair elections (ultimately, no elections). 11. Imposed state religion; government funding of religious schools. 12. Unregulated militias unchecked by Republican-packed courts. 13. No work on mitigating climate change; no environmental protections. 14. No free press. GOP politicians don’t care about the environment or mitigating climate change because they intend to stay permanently in office and use their money and power to take over remaining livable locations as environmental conditions worsen. Why do you people who support today’s GOP, Trump, and Trump wannabes think that you will come out winners under this regime?

Also, don’t need to smear Trump’s name. He does that himself.

Ramirez got it right this time….

This is what you get when you enact laws without congressional approval, eventually someone will see through the facade and undo your ill gotten gains.

Congress DID its job. It stuffed the court with pro corporate and evangelical Federalist Society puppets.

It’s the GQP in congress that works diligently to NOT do the work.