Do you trust that your drinking water is safe to drink? If the answer is no - you are absolutely correct in being suspicious. A recent ruling by a (Trump appointed) judge in Mississippi ruled that we do not have a right to clean water. Specifically, the US constitution offers no right to clean water or to truthful health information. What??!!
From The Guardian: US federal court says no constitutional right to clean water in Mississippi case
A US appellate court has decided that the federal constitution does not guarantee a right to clean water.
That legal opinion came in the form of a decision on Friday from the fifth circuit court of appeals to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of a 2022 lawsuit from several Jackson, Mississippi, residents claiming that tainted drinking water violated their constitutional rights.
Those residents of Mississippi’s capital city contended that their local drinking water was unsafe to drink because of high lead levels and other contaminants.
The New Orleans-based fifth circuit’s majority opinion held that the residents wanted “recognition of two new constitutional rights lacking any foundation in the history and tradition of our nation” – those being “the right to be free from exposure to contaminated water and the right to accurate information from public officials”.
From International Business Times: Trump-Appointed Judge Leads Ruling That US Constitution Offers No Right To Clean Water or Truthful Health-Crisis Information
A federal appeals court has ruled that the US Constitution does not guarantee Americans a right to clean drinking water, dealing a final blow to Jackson, Mississippi, residents who spent four years fighting to hold the city accountable over alleged lead contamination.