The U.S. Climate Alliance confirms what I suspected would happen re: "states rights".

[Aristus]

in the wake of Trump's toxic hypernationalism.

The states would go their own way, regardless of the direction of the inept, blisteringly incompetent course of Trump's White House.

And because the blue states have the bulk of the population (because no one lives in East Cornhole, Arkassippi; no one worth talking about, anyway...), we have a national majority on our side.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Climate_Alliance

[mhw]

1. Make that ArkaTexaSsippiKansaKota

Or, Dumbfuckistan, America

[Aristus]

2. Took the words right out of my mouth...

[mhw]

5. Lol. We could just keep adding on the names of stupid states

..see how long a word we can make

It is really hurtful to sit here watching the USA being broken.
I compare the ordeal to watching the Arctic ice disappearing..bit by bit.

Should we stay or should we flee

[Aristus]

8. For me, it's a hundred miles to the Canadian border.

I could probably score a work-visa pretty easily. And join the national health service of Canada that the USA hates and distrusts so much, simply because a bunch of wealthy corporations told us to.

[mhw]

12. I grew up across the border south of Winnepeg. Drinking age in Canada was 18..

We visited often..

[Aristus]

13. I'll bet.

I'd love to work in a little clinic in beautiful, liberal Victoria, B.C.

My focus is homeless medicine, so I should probably live in Vancouver instead; they have a pretty bad homeless problem.

[Amaryllis]

18. All the people in those states aren't stupid, though. The ones who are not T supporters are

hurting and probably feeling pretty isolated. I'm in a blue city and at least have plenty of people who feel like I do.

[mhw]

21. Indeed. Its the Trump voters from those red states who have damaged the rest of us beyond measure.

I'm in Texas btw.
I dont know how to pry the RW from our State houses.
They surround each other like a fortress. Rig the laws to favor their permanence
Like Trump's kids & Cabinet.

Apologies to those hurting who have seen their efforts be silenced, mocked & bulldozed over.

[applegrove]

3. After Trump won I looked to the climate agreements between california

and Quebec and thought we would see more interconnectedness .

[Aristus]

4. I think it was going to happen.

And I'm pretty sure PM Trudeau already knew it was going to happen; the way he worded his tweet: "The United States Federal government" as opposed to "The United States..."

[applegrove]

9. When was that tweet?

[Aristus]

14. Late yesterday or earlier today, I think.

I'm not on Twitter, so I can't give you chapter and verse.

[applegrove]

16. Thanks. I did not see that. Interesting.

[Samantha]

6. That is impressive

Thanks for posting this. I was thinking of calling Republican Governor Larry Hogan's office to ask what his position is on this subject. It is unusual for Maryland to have a Republican Governor, but this Republican outlawed fracking in Maryland -- which previously has been allowed. I was delighted to see his name on the list as supporting the alliance.

Sam

[cilla4progress]

7. Just got home from a social justice conference

And it was noted the irony that progressives are now in favor of states' rights.

[Aristus]

10. There really is no irony.

We were for Federalism when it meant abolition and equal rights. We're only leaning towards states rights now because the Federal government became inimical to those concepts.

We're not advocating for slavery...

We're not the bad guys...

[roamer65]

11. GHG emissions are not specifically mentioned in the Constitution.

Therefore, in the absence of that mention, the states are legally able to regulate them as they see fit.

Especially in the absence of federal guidance.

[LesterKasai]

15. Dormant Commerce Clause may throw a monkey wrench into this issue

Even though you are correct that GHG is not mentioned in the US Constitution, and that it looks like congress will not regulate GHG, I feel that the Dormant Commerce Clause may still play a significant role in this issue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dormant_Commerce_Clause

[roamer65]

17. Possibly.

But it can be attacked through "nullification".

Any rulings can simply be ignored. It worked for the southern states in regard to slavery for many, many years.

[Amaryllis]

19. OR gov says this has been in the works for six months:

http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-paris-climate-change-goals-kate-brown/
Lots of other states will be joining.

[MineralMan]

20. Now, Y'all Just Wait One Damned Minute, There

As a lifelong resident of East Cornhole, I take considerable umbrage from your scurrilous characterization, I'll have you know!