For years now, the Left has been pushing an agenda that sounds noble on paper but delivers nothing but pain at the pump and empty wallets for hardworking citizens.
Their climate obsession has reached such fever pitch that they are willing to sacrifice our national security on the altar of green dreams.
The sycophants of The Obiden Regime were the architects of this grand energy suicide pact, and upon Trump’s return the blue states assumed the conveying of that torch. They have been passing laws which would make even the most zealous climate activist blush—regulations so extreme they essentially handcuff American energy production while giving our global adversaries a competitive edge. Indeed, this is a winning strategy for America’s competitors and America’s enemies.
However, President Trump’s Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, intends to bring this wrongheadedness to an end. The DOJ has filed lawsuits against four communist/globalist crime syndicate-led states—Hawaii, Michigan, New York, and Vermont—challenging what the DOJ describes as unconstitutional climate policies which threaten America’s energy independence and national security.
The Justice Department’s legal action follows President Trump’s Executive Order 14260, aptly titled Protecting American Energy from State Overreach. This order specifically directed federal agencies to take action against state laws that burden domestic energy development—and that is exactly what will be happening.
From Fox News:
‘These burdensome and ideologically motivated laws and lawsuits threaten American energy independence and our country’s economic and national security,’ said Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The lawsuits specifically target New York and Vermont’s recently passed “climate superfund” laws, which would:
[I]mpose strict liability on fossil fuel companies
for alleged contributions to climate change.
New York’s law alone seeks a whopping $75 billion in damages from energy firms—money that would ultimately come from consumers’ pockets.
Think your utility bills are high now?
[Imagine if] these blue state politicians get their way.
The DOJ’s argument? These state laws are preempted by the federal Clean Air Act, violate the Constitution, and infringe on federal foreign affairs powers.
NOTE: When America cannot produce its own energy, we become dependent on foreign sources—often from countries that do not have our best interests at heart. During times of international conflict or crisis, that dependency becomes a dangerous vulnerability.
Remember the 1970s oil crisis? Gas lines stretching for blocks, skyrocketing prices, and an American economy brought to its knees—all because we were too dependent on foreign oil.
These blue state climate policies
would march us back to those dark days.
All while China and Russia expand their energy production without a second thought. And knowing full well “climate change” is a hoax and the Green New Deal agenda is insane and a globalist-initiated national-cultural suicide.
What would become of America if tensions escalate with a major oil-producing nation, and we have knee-capped our own production capacity? We the People do not need national security clearances to figure out we would be in serious trouble. Our military, our emergency services, and our critical infrastructure all depend on reliable, affordable energy—something which cannot be provided via renewable sources. These are facts the wrong-thinking suicidal climate crusaders have either forgotten or treasonously anticipate.
Adam Gustafson, Acting Assistant Attorney General, hit the nail on the head when he stated:
When states seek to regulate energy beyond their constitutional or statutory authority, they harm the country’s ability to produce energy and they aid our adversaries.
BINGO! The policies of the Left actively assist our enemies.
What these Leftist—Blue—states are attempting is nothing short of an end-run around the Constitution. They are trying to accomplish through state courts what they could not achieve through Congress or legitimate federal regulations.
The Justice Department’s lawsuits against Hawaii and Michigan specifically aim to block those states from suing fossil fuel companies in state court over “past climate harms.” This move is a clever legal strategy by the Trump administration—stop the lawsuits with counter suits before they can inflict real damage on America’s energy sector.
Imagine if every state could suddenly impose its own different climate liability rules on energy companies that operate nationwide. The result would be chaos—no different than district judges making unconstitutional decisions which have a nationwide effect—and that is exactly what the DOJ is trying to prevent. By challenging these states now, the Trump administration is protecting not just energy companies but the millions of Americans who rely on affordable, reliable energy.
Do these blue state politicians ever stop to wonder why energy prices in their states are already among the highest in the nation? Their constituents are voting with their moving trucks—fleeing to states where ideological climate policies do not trump common sense. Now the DOJ is stepping in before even more damage can be done.
