I do agree with Michael Sandel that using his three ideas for determining justice or injustice for social issues is valuable. Maximizing welfare, respecting freedom and promoting virtue will contribute to deciding whether or not that a social issue would be under the notion of justice or injustice. The Dakota pipeline is a controversial topic in the news today. I believe that the Dakota pipeline goes against all three of Michael Sandel’s ideas and is injustice. The Dakota pipeline is not maximizing welfare for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. The pipeline would affect the tribe’s health and happiness. The pipeline would travel underneath the Missouri River. The tribe uses this river as a water source. The pipeline leaking into the river would
