While this is a valid statement, it is not for the courts to make a ruling on. The courts would be overstepping their jurisdiction. Instead it is legislator’s jobs to fight for laws to protect the environment and the future of it. When talking about Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion Mank says, “His broader argument was that separation of powers principles forbid courts to recognize standing for social problems that affect all citizens because, as he argues, it is the role of the political branches to address generalized grievances” (Mank 68). Chief Justice Roberts believes that politics should handle general grievances and Global Warming categorizes as a general grievance. Therefore, the courts should not allow citizens to sue on the basis of future generations being harmed by Global Warming, rather they should be contacting their legislators to fix Global
While this is a valid statement, it is not for the courts to make a ruling on. The courts would be overstepping their jurisdiction. Instead it is legislator’s jobs to fight for laws to protect the environment and the future of it. When talking about Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion Mank says, “His broader argument was that separation of powers principles forbid courts to recognize standing for social problems that affect all citizens because, as he argues, it is the role of the political branches to address generalized grievances” (Mank 68). Chief Justice Roberts believes that politics should handle general grievances and Global Warming categorizes as a general grievance. Therefore, the courts should not allow citizens to sue on the basis of future generations being harmed by Global Warming, rather they should be contacting their legislators to fix Global