OA79: The Thomas Was Right Show! (Featuring Climate Change and the Paris Accords)
b'In this episode, Thomas and Andrew break down the Trump Administration\'s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement regarding climate change. First, however, we celebrate Thomas being prescient in taking an in-depth look at the Ninth Circuit\'s rather surprising decision regarding Trump\'s EO 13780, the so-called "Muslim Ban." In the main segment, Andrew and Thomas answer some questions and bust some myths regarding the U.S.\'s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. \\xa0Can Trump do that? \\xa0Can the states pick up the slack? \\xa0Is there one weird trick that will solve climate change? \\xa0The answers may surprise you. After that, Andrew tackles a fun question from patron Myk Dowling about disclaimers. Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #28, which involved a pizza joint defaming a nearby burger hut. \\xa0Can Thomas start a new, 2-game winning streak? \\xa0Listen and find out! \\xa0And, as always, we\'ll release a new #TTTBE question this Friday and answer that question the following Tuesday. \\xa0Don\'t forget to play along by following\\xa0our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and/or our Facebook Page and quoting the Tweet or Facebook Post that announces this episode along with your guess and reason(s), and don\'t forget that patrons who support us at\\xa0any level get early access to the answers (and usually a fun post analyzing the question in more detail). Recent Appearances Andrew was just a guest on Episode 390 of This Week in Law, throwin\' down the devil horns. \\xa0Give it a listen! Show Notes & Links
- You can read the Ninth Circuit\'s recent opinion here.
- This is the text of Executive Order 13780.
- This is the text of\\xa0Goldwater v. Carter, 444 U.S. 996 (1979), the odd case on whether a President can unilaterally withdraw from a treaty.
- This is a link to NASA\'s data regarding climate change.
- And this is the text of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, to which the U.S. was a signatory in 1992.