There are pros and cons, but maybe it's time to push a Constitutional amendment to a clean environment. Such an amendment has been proposed but never received serious consideration.
http://www.ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/risk/rsk-15.cfm?&CFID=17331335&CFTOKEN=71127093
Admittedly, Michigan's Constitution says:
Article IV, Sec. 52.
The conservation and development of the natural resources of the state are hereby declared to be of paramount public concern in the interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the people. The legislature shall provide for the protection of the air, water and other natural resources of the state from pollution, impairment and destruction.
And the Michigan Legislature frequently shuns, reverses or breaks faith with this constitutional language, but it could mean something much more in the U.S. Constitution. It's time to affirm the value of a clean and healthful environment and to challenge the opponents of same to come out of the woodwork.
Posted by Dave at January 21, 2005 03:51 PM