{"id":15435,"date":"2019-03-05T01:21:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T08:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=15435"},"modified":"2019-03-05T01:21:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T08:21:15","slug":"lakes-are-armed-people-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2019\/03\/05\/lakes-are-armed-people-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakes Are (Armed) People Too"},"content":{"rendered":"

     It is increasingly being established in law that natural features such as rivers<\/a>, glaciers<\/a>, and Gaia<\/a> zyrself are becoming legal persons that have a right to sue in court… or more accurately have someone else sue in court on their behalf, both internationally and domestically<\/a> in the United States.<\/p>\n

     Now, such a legal recognition of rights has been granted to… Lake Eire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“It started in a pub. A handful of people, hunched over beers in Toledo, Ohio, were talking about a water crisis that had plagued the city in 2014. The pollution of Lake Erie had gotten so bad that it had taken a serious toll on their lives. The government, they felt, wasn\u2019t doing enough to protect the lake. And so they wondered: What if the lake could protect itself?<\/p>\n

“The idea they hatched that night ultimately resulted in a special election, which had the citizens of Toledo voting Tuesday on a very unusual question: Should Lake Erie be granted the legal rights normally reserved for a person?<\/p>\n

“The measure passed easily, which means citizens will be able to sue on behalf of the lake whenever its right to flourish is being contravened \u2014 that is, whenever it\u2019s in danger of major environmental harm.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

     This raises an important question: If Lake Erie has the same rights as people, does this mean that Lake Eire now has a right to keep and bear arms?<\/p>\n

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Lake Erie now has the right to bear arms?<\/p>\n

Awesome.https:\/\/t.co\/Y6Gz4cmhjg<\/a><\/p>\n

— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) February 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n