Today’s the first day of spring. “Earth is Queen.” That’s what I said during and after the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989. Suddenly, the earth was so much bigger and dynamic than I’d ever expected. I’ve lived through hurricanes in Florida as a child, Dora and Betsy are two I can remember. Waiting for a storm to blow over, you can watch it or sleep through it. But in California, seeing the ground move in waves put me in a level of shock. I’d never expected land to behave like water. Earth is in command and is forever Queen.
It is a shame that morally and mentally ill people are in majority control of society, governments and businesses. It is sad that it’s so difficult to establish and reestablish democracy or something close to being democratic in this world. And it’s strange how easy a majority of people gravitate towards evil. After generations of pruning good and sane people’s heads off with swords, axes and guns we have arrived in the 21st century. At present, Bhutan, maybe, has good governance but where else? Northern Europe made their economies wealthy via slavery and colonialism so they can afford to kick back and enjoy a stable and pleasant steady state society at a lot of folk’s expense. America’s government is in the grip of psychopathic corporate control. We have a crazy government of mostly sweaty- greedy congressmen (with very little self respect) who do the bidding of the moneyed mentally ill. These creatures are happy the Arctic is melting so they can drill oil. They can chart a course from Alaska directly over the North Pole to Europe or Asia. These folk are exuberant over the short term economic and trade ‘advantages’ of global warming.
There are elites out there intent on breathing all the air, eating up all the food, and peeing in and drinking up all the water. They don’t want us to have any of our pretty world to enjoy. Hoarding is still hoarding even when done with shit tons of money. Destroying the planet for profit will profit no one. Living in a palace surrounded by garbage isn’t quality of life…well, maybe for some parasites.
According to Wex Legal Dictionary the Public Trust Doctrine is “The principle that certain natural and cultural resources are preserved for public use, and that the government owns and must protect and maintain these resources for the public’s use.” And “The ancient laws of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian held that the sea, the shores of the sea, the air and running water was common to everyone.[2] The seashore, later defined as waters affected by the ebb and flow of the tides could not be appropriated for private use and was open to all. This principle became the law in England as well. Centuries later, the Magna Carta further strengthened public rights. At the insistence of English nobles, fishing weirs which obstructed free navigation were to be removed from rivers.” From Wikipedia, Public Trust Doctrine.
I mention the Public Trust because an organization, Our Children’s Trust, is suing the president and federal government for failure to protect the public trust for present and future generations. Twenty-one children and young people are signed on to this lawsuit. They range in age from 9years of age to 20. We are supposed to share with our future generations…that’s the normal-healthy human urge to protect the seven generations. They have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Our children have rights to the public trust and the commons. I’m so proud of our youth taking a stand for their future and that of life on Earth. Recently, kids have walked out of school to command goodness from their state and federal government to protect them from school shootings and violence. Children shouldn’t have to shoulder this responsibility alone. Adults stand with your children. We must stand with our children. The future is calling.
