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   The party's climate rhetoric is increasingly radical, dangerously   
   insurrectionist   
      
   Are Democrats trying to incite an insurrection? The party's rhetoric on   
   the "existential threat" of so-called climate change has grown   
   increasingly radical and vitriolic of late, its policy solutions   
   alarmingly anti-democratic in nature. Given the way some Democratic   
   politicians have implicitly endorsed subversive tactics to enact their   
   controversial agenda, one can't help but wonder why outraged liberal   
   voters aren't storming the U.S. Capitol building at this very moment.   
      
   "This is our last chance to prevent the most catastrophic—and   
   costly—effects of climate change," Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) told the New   
   York Times earlier this month. "We can't come back in another decade and   
   forestall hundreds of billions—if not trillions—in economic damage and   
   undo the inevitable human toll … failure really is not an option here."   
      
   Wyden's remarks came in response to Sen. Joe Manchin's (D., W.Va.)   
   decision to pull out of negotiations over a legislative package including   
   "the largest single federal investment in American history toward   
   addressing the toll of climate change," according to the Times. Climate   
   activists were devastated by Manchin's reluctance to support a massive   
   spending bill during a time of record inflation.   
      
   Leah Stokes, an environmental policy professor who has advised   
   congressional Democrats on climate legislation, reportedly "sobbed" in   
   response to Manchin's announcement. "The stakes are so high," she said.   
   "It's just infuriating that he is condemning our own children." Tiernan   
   Sittenfeld, a lobbyist for the League of Conservation Voters, echoed that   
   sentiment. "There truly aren't words, at least words that are suitable for   
   printing in the New York Times, for how appalled and outraged we are," she   
   said.   
      
   Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) poured gasoline on the raging fire, writing:   
   "We have a narrow window to act on climate change before it’s too late.   
   And that window is closing rapidly. History will not be kind to those who   
   stand in the way of action. If there is anyone left to write it."   
   Democrats began to embrace extremist rhetoric following the Supreme   
   Court's decision on June 30 to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's   
   power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions absent the explicit   
   authorization of Congress.   
      
   Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) called the ruling a "catastrophe"   
   and urged Democrats to "do away with" the Senate filibuster "for the sake   
   of the planet." Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.) argued that humanity would not   
   survive unless Democrats packed the Supreme Court with liberal justices   
   who would overturn the "illegitimate" ruling and "prevent climate chaos."   
      
   On Monday a group of outraged congressional staffers were arrested after   
   storming the office of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) and   
   demanding action on climate change legislation. "We are putting our bodies   
   on the line because we have no other choice," wrote Saul Levin, a climate   
   justice adviser to Rep. Cori Bush (D., Mo.), who has accused oil companies   
   of killing "millions" by promoting "white supremacy" and "environmental   
   racism."   
      
   Given the incendiary nature of this Democratic rhetoric, it is no surprise   
   that their staff members attempted to foment an insurrection on Capitol   
   Hill. Meanwhile, activists are plotting to "shut down" the congressional   
   baseball game on Thursday unless lawmakers enact "strong climate   
   legislation." Now or Never, an organization with ties to left-wing   
   billionaire George Soros, has warned that "failure will have serious   
   consequences." The group's threatening language is particularly ominous in   
   light of the 2017 attempted assassination of GOP lawmakers by an armed   
   left-wing activist who targeted a congressional baseball practice.   
      
   These efforts to bully lawmakers into passing climate legislation by   
   threatening violence come at a time when Republican officials are   
   increasingly under threat of physical violence. Last month, for example,   
   police arrested a would-be assassin outside the home of Supreme Court   
   justice Brett Kavanaugh, who had been the target of left-wing activists   
   seeking to "expand the current political crisis." Last week authorities   
   arrested (and quickly released) a deranged man who attempted to stab Rep.   
   Lee Zeldin (R., N.Y.), who is running for governor of the Empire State.   
      
   Alas, the Democratic Party's vitriolic and implicitly insurrectionist   
   rhetoric on climate change has shown no signs of abating. Former vice   
   president Al Gore on Monday compared opponents of radical climate   
   legislation to the police officers in Uvalde, Texas, who failed to   
   intervene during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. "They heard   
   the screams, they heard the gunshots—and nobody stepped forward," he said.   
      
   The midterm elections are fast approaching. Democrats are widely expected   
   to lose control of the House of Representatives and may struggle to   
   maintain their razor-thin majority in the Senate. Will they accept the   
   election results? Congress is unlikely to enact "strong climate   
   legislation" via the conventional democratic process anytime soon, and   
   especially not in 2023. Radical action to subvert democracy is the only   
   option. If Democratic politicians and voters actually believe their own   
   rhetoric about humanity's last chance to save the planet from literal   
   child killers, why wouldn't they storm the Capitol?   
      
   Published under: Al Gore, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Climate Change,   
   Democratic Party, Joe Manchin   
      
   https://freebeacon.com/democrats/climate-change-insurrection/   
      
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