Posted on 12/08/2014 2:13:51 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Harvard University law professor Laurence Tribe, a mentor to President Barack Obama, said the administration's carbon rule for power plants is "a remarkable example of executive overreach" that raises "serious constitutional questions."
Tribe, who submitted joint comments to the Environmental Protection Agency with coal producer Peabody Energy Corp., said the agency should withdraw its plan to cut emissions from power plants because it reverses decades of federal support for coal.
"The Proposed Rule lacks any legal basis and should be withdrawn," Tribe and Peabody wrote in their filing, which law firms for the company said was submitted to EPA on the Dec. 1 deadline. Peabody, the nation's largest coal producer, has declined more than 44 percent in trading since the EPA plan was unveiled at the beginning of June.
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Something tells me the CIA will be putting the brakes on the Obama crowd very soon. What he’s doing is within the mission of the NSA and CIA. He is the single largest threat to our country since Stalin, Pol Pot, Hitler, Musselini, and Mao.
When you take a Negotiations 101 class, the first case study is the Gelding Old Party in action in the 2000s. /s
I guess Laurence Tribe can expect an IRS audit letter in his stocking this Christmas.
Why the sarcasm tag? there are classes designed to teach
negotiation skills.
And the behavior of the GOPe in the 2000s certainly qualifies.
Though such behavior should be called appeasement or stupidity or ignorance or . . .
Obama won’t wait that long.
I think you’re right.
I’ve always thought he wouldn’t finish his term, but I thought that about his first term too.
If these illegal Imperial actions are allowed to stand, the Constitution will have tragically lost all meaning as the highest law of the land.
There aren’t enough Repubicans in the Senate to convict and remove from office.
Obama has made Harvard look bad. They should be embarrassed that someone so ignorant went to school there.
The GOP needs to muster the courage to thoughtfully explain to the American people their Constitutional duty to defend Article I, and how so many times this president exceeds his authority. Then explain the Article II, Section 4 duty to impeach.
Once we have educated the American people we will get democrat support in the Senate. Every member of congress swears to protect and defend the Constitution. It's the people's job to make sure they comply with that oath.
The only other option is tyranny.
Professor Tribes’ reputation is about to undergo a most public dissection and perusal. Who will the ‘ball’ be tossed to first? Maybe Chris Matthews or Juan Williams?
Consider this:
1. Laurence Tribe is very liberal
2. Obama was one of his students.
And Obama has lost even Laurence Tribe.
Don’t read too much into this. I suspect is just another lawyer representing a client.
True. Tribe did at one point represent Peabody Energy, a major coal producer.
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