[ridesthemiles]

Obama’s signature is needed to build the Keystone pipeline across the USA/Canada border.....

So—doesn’t Obama also have to sign for this kind of border crossing?

Or is this another cut to American citizens?

[thackney]

Except with respect to facilities covered by Executive Order
10485 of September 3, 1953, and Executive Order 10530 of May 10, 1954, the Secretary of State is hereby designated and empowered to receive all applications for Presidential permits, as referred to in Executive Order 11423, as amended, for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance, at the borders of the United States, of facilities for the exportation or importation of petroleum, petroleum products, coal, or other fuels to or from a foreign country.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-05-05/pdf/04-10378.pdf