Democrat Bill In House: Anyone “Harmed” By Global Warming Can Sue The Federal Government
And then they can get their attorney fees paid for even if they don’t win.
One of the key issues that Congress will need to address when it returns in September is legislation to restrict energy production in the U.S. It’s not framed that way, of course. The legislation being considered is ostensibly supposed to help produce more energy, but that’s not the effect it will have.
Among the myriad problems with the House bill for example, is that it allows anyone ‘harmed’ by global warming to bring suit against any federal agency that fails to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions as required in the legislation. Plaintiffs are specifically authorized to recover $1.5 million, and to be compensated for legal fees win or lose, as long as the court determines it to be ‘appropriate.’
Even setting aside the absurdity of people suing the government because they’re “harmed’ by global warming when nobody even knows for certain that human activity is causing global warning, the idea of people who file lawsuits getting their legal fees paid for even when they lose is a big problem.
Being a defendant in a lawsuit can be terribly expensive. It seems to me that if you win, meaning that a judge or jury decided that the person suing you didn’t really have cause to, you shouldn’t have to pay that person’s legal fees. That’s not good for anyone…except the trial lawyers.
But hey, when it comes to the Democrats, what the trial lawyers want the trial lawyers get.
