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https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/jackson-residents-lose-bid-to-revive-water-contamination-claims
Sep 4, 2026 7:03 PM
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https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/jackson-residents-lose-bid-to-revive-water-contamination-claims
1Lhell
What’s next, segregation is legal?
HonestCommentFarmer
This would be a slam dunk 10th amendment case.
alphaleonis
Is this a 9th Amendment case? "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." The right to clean water is not explicitly enumerated. However, that right is clearly retained by the people in accordance with that amendment and the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
BellsTheorem
Then what the fuck use is a government then?
Azazellosarmour
The GOP wants to privatize everything. They have been scuttling our governments efforts since Reagan in hopes people will fall for their privatization scam.
Imadethisaccounttopost
Remember when Nestle said water wasn't a human right?
I fucking hate this country.
PennysWorthOfTea
Engelhardt is a member of The Federalist Society which, in a sensible society, would automatically disqualify him from sharing any interpretation of the constitution
1Lhell
What did you say, he’s in the Fascist Society?
calenti
It's literally in the preamble - We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. I think I get it though, now it's generalissimo's welfare.
thedill2000
Clean water and food. These things when farmed to abundance is the sole reason civilization could begin.
neuronicle
Right now, US "democracy" is just a label on the money making scheme for the very rich. If you aren't very rich (if you need to actually work to get by), you are merely their cattle of consumerism and you are living in an end-stage-capitalism oligarchy.
BellsTheorem
They will be ruling that we can be used for fertilizer soon.
hotaru251
i'd counter this by arguing the gov is for the people and the people need clean water thus its the gov's job to make sure the people have clean water.
AmaraDela
I mean, what use is the government anymore if it provides us nothing. Cops don't protect, fire is voluntary, medical is privatized. Soldiers die to steal oil or land for other countries. Utilities privatized, roads are too expensive and as well maintained as the education system. Starting to fail to see a reason to keep the government. Law and order? Laughable when laws are for the poor to follow and don't protect but oppress. Just saying.
StevenFarmer
dontblinkdontevenblinkanddontlookaway
you're making me tired :(...
OperatorWay
ChiLLeCheeze
If you're destroying the lives of people from other countries, that just means Americans are living better than the other countries.
DocFunkenstein
I mean, I can't speak for the second part, but I'm pretty sure the Constitution doesn't talk about clean drinking water whatsoever.
Not sure why that matters whatsoFUCKINGever though. It doesn't talk about a lot of things.
HonestCommentFarmer
10th amendment.
DocFunkenstein
Show me where it says anything about drinking water.
Oh wait, right, it doesn't. It just says that anything not covered in the Constitution (you know, like drinking water rights) is to be handled by individual states.
faphappyscreencappy
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness... I mean, it's not like you need clean water for any of those things. /s
HandoB4Javert
adamlstf9
The human body dies without potable water after three days. “Life” would certainly seem to apply.
1Lhell
Did you see the picture?
SilverDust133
I’m confused about reading about the lady trapped under a home in Nepal for 11 days without potable water.
RichterCa
I don't disagree with you, but that phrase is not in the U.S. Constitution.
faphappyscreencappy
You know, I really for the life of me couldn't remember if it was or not, where exactly I heard it from -- but when I reached for Google, I stopped and figured "eh, it's enough to make the point." Thank you though, for confirming it's not.
adamlstf9
You’re not wrong. The Declaration of Independence is lovely, but sadly not really binding in any way other than as a political FU to King George.
Aetherblade
The US is so backwards with this stuff. Their whole law and order system should be trashed and rebuild from the ground up.
Azazellosarmour
That is exactly what the Fascists want. This is why the GOP refuses to govern logically. They want to end the government and privatize everything.
Aetherblade
The fact that they want it, doesn't mean it's wrong. They just want it for the wrong reasons. No one in their right mind would think the US constitution is up to snuff for the modern world.
Azazellosarmour
What a bizarre opinion on the US Constitution.
wblueskylives
Constitution 2.0 - we'll write it in blood and ashes, but pen and paper is much more legible.
alcamar
Blood and ash drive home the point though
wblueskylives
I think pen and paper is the final concession we're collectively willing to offer, blood and ash is the forgone conclusion.
dealinwifscum
Constitution doesn’t guarantee fascist judges get to keep their using their jobs and positions to inflict pain and misery upon the citizens of the nation. The day is coming when they will have to answer for their insidious indifference and lack of humanity as measured by the rope.
akmck
"The day is coming...", eh? I'll do you a big favor and not hold you to that.
TrueLegateDamar
Azazellosarmour
This should be the top comment.
duktayp
Clean water is communism 😵💫
afatality
and Jesus, the first communist, is pissed people use it as an insult
lickwidghost
If water is infected with a pathogen, does Jesus turning it into wine make it safe to drink?
ontheotherone
Nah! He was def an anarchist…
afatality