{"id":33665,"date":"2024-05-03T17:47:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=33665"},"modified":"2024-05-03T17:47:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:47:59","slug":"ruled-against","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/05\/03\/ruled-against\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruled Against"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Ruled-Against.mp3\"> Ruled Against.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Ruled-Against.mp4\"> Ruled Against.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Verse 1[<br \/>\nRuled against the rule<br \/>\nThe citizen&#8217;s tool<br \/>\nRuled against the rule<br \/>\nWho&#8217;s the royal fool?<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nThe government broke the law<br \/>\nNot surprising, after all<br \/>\nSeems childhood dreams<br \/>\nAren&#8217;t what they seemed.<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nHigh Court decision:<br \/>\nDefeat<br \/>\nYet, upbeat<br \/>\nThe children win<br \/>\nLet a new age begin<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nRuled against the tool<br \/>\nThe children rule<br \/>\nRuled against the rule<br \/>\nEnough rule by the cruel<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nThe government broke the law<br \/>\nNot surprising, after all<br \/>\nSeems childhood dreams<br \/>\nAren&#8217;t what they seemed.<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nHigh Court decision:<br \/>\nDefeat<br \/>\nYet, upbeat<br \/>\nThe children win<br \/>\nLet a new age begin<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Hammond B3 Organ]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 3]<br \/>\nRuled against the cruel<br \/>\nThe children&#8217;s energy, fuel<br \/>\nRuled against the rule<br \/>\nThe rule sent back to school<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nThe government broke the law<br \/>\nNot surprising, after all<br \/>\nSeems childhood dreams<br \/>\nAren&#8217;t what they seemed.<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nHigh Court decision:<br \/>\nDefeat<br \/>\nYet, upbeat<br \/>\nThe children win<br \/>\nLet a new age begin<\/p>\n<p>[End]<\/p>\n<p>In England, when you lose a court case, it is commonly referred to as being &#8220;defeated&#8221; or &#8220;unsuccessful&#8221; in the legal proceedings. Additionally, if a judgment is issued against you, you are said to have &#8220;lost&#8221; the case or been &#8220;ruled against.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE LESSON<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Climate-Change-and-Cigarette-Litigation.html\">Litigation seeking compensation for loss and damage<\/a> caused by the actions of oil companies and governments has the potential to reshape global economics. In the past year, several legal rulings have held governments accountable for their role in exacerbating the climate crisis, signaling a shift in legal accountability and prompting broader discussions on environmental responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>The latest example,n May 3, 2024, a High Court judge delivered a significant ruling, declaring the U.K. government&#8217;s actions unlawful in approving a climate plan aimed at meeting crucial emission reduction targets without sufficient evidence of its feasibility. This marked the second occasion in two years where the government&#8217;s primary climate strategy faced legal challenge and was deemed inadequate in aligning with legally-binding commitments to curb greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Clive Sheldon&#8217;s decision, following a case brought forth by three environmental organizations, underscored the government&#8217;s failure to substantiate its approval of the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan from the previous year. The judge concluded that the government lacked justification and the plan was \u201csimply not justified by the evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>by <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/The_Beatless_Sense_Mongers\/\">The Beatless Sense Mongers<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruled Against.mp3 Ruled Against.mp4 [Verse 1[ Ruled against the rule The citizen&#8217;s tool Ruled against the rule Who&#8217;s the royal fool? [Chorus] The government broke the law Not surprising, after all Seems childhood dreams Aren&#8217;t what they seemed. 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