Why did the Federal Judicial Center put out a publication that, essentially, says fossil-fuel manufacturers should lose climate cases? Why did Elena Kagan write a forward to it? Did they tell Congress this was coming? The impropriety and irresponsibility are staggering. 1/4
As Congress considers the FSGG appropriations, Republicans should ask the FJC why they quietly published a new edition of their "reference manual" for scientific evidence that is so biased it would make Al Gore blush. 2/4
An organizer of the project--David Tatel--said at the outset that the goal is to convince "climate skeptic" judges to take a different view. Why did the FJC think this was its job? 3/4
Congressional Republicans should demand that that the FJC rescind this absurd publication before it does real damage to the judiciary's credibility in Congress. Article below. 4/4
Why Is Congress Funding the Judiciary’s Support for Climate Plaintiffs? | National ReviewClimate litigation is a pernicious tax on regular Americans. It’s pure economic waste that gets passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices.https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/why-is-congress-funding-the-judiciarys-support-for-climate-plaintiffs/
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This mixture of the 3 Branches cannot stand. This is Congress being out of bounds and as we know, the courts are and have been. Oh, wait, Congress has always been out of bounds, too. Mybad.