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Obama Can't Outsource His Incompetence
www.joytiz.com ^ | 6/21/10 | Joy Tiz

Posted on 06/21/2010 11:28:08 AM PDT by jazminerose

Following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Congress enacted the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. The OPA amended the Clean Water Act (CWA) §311, including changes to spill response authorities. The language is clear and unambiguous: the President is mandated to take action to clean up the spill and mitigate or prevent damage to the environment.

Prior to the amendment, the President had “significant latitude” in outsourcing the clean up. Per the OPA, the President’s removal authority should be carried out through the “creation and implementation of facility and response plans.”

§311 further requires that the President issue regulations “establishing procedures, methods, equipment, and other requirements to prevent discharge of oil and hazardous substances from vessels and facilities and to contain such discharges.”

In other words, the President was required to have extensive plans and procedures in place in the event of a spill. And if a spill occurred, the President has sole responsibility for the cleanup and environmental protection.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: bp; cleanwateract; joytiz; obama

1 posted on 06/21/2010 11:28:09 AM PDT by jazminerose
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To: jazminerose

“Obama Can’t Outsource His Incompetence”

Unfortunately, he can.
And in the worst ways possible.
Napolitano, Kagan, Gibbs, Gates, etc etc etc..


2 posted on 06/21/2010 11:33:03 AM PDT by Darksheare (Proudly buzzkilling the illusion of confidence in the progress of humanity for 35 years.)
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To: Darksheare

True enough. But this time he’s in violation of federal law.


3 posted on 06/21/2010 11:35:38 AM PDT by jazminerose
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To: jazminerose

Yes, but don’t expect too many in the sheeple flocks to figure it out until later on.


4 posted on 06/21/2010 11:38:06 AM PDT by Darksheare (Proudly buzzkilling the illusion of confidence in the progress of humanity for 35 years.)
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To: Darksheare

One could look at it as Obama is showing his incompetence by those nominations.


5 posted on 06/21/2010 11:41:09 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: jazminerose

WalpinGate!! eric holder/judge roberts friends for years...
http://www.justice.gov/ag/speeches/2010/ag-speech-100422.html


6 posted on 06/21/2010 11:44:18 AM PDT by biggredd1
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To: jazminerose

“But this time he’s in violation of federal law.”

More accurately, he AGAIN is in violation of federal law.

This administration has been quite casual about violating constitutional provisions relating to eligibility to become president, mis-using the Commerce Clause to mandate that individuals buy health insurance coverage, ignoring well-established judicial precedents denying the federal government the power to “commandeer” states, flagrantly ignoring statutes against making job offers to influence the outcome of elections, and illegally shaking down private corporations for billions of dollars.

It’s pretty clear that “rule of law” has little meaning to this regime. The “rule of men” suits them fine, as this is the Chicago Way they’re so familiar with.


7 posted on 06/21/2010 11:45:07 AM PDT by DrC
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To: jazminerose

Oh please, Obama can’t lead his way out of a wet paper bag.


8 posted on 06/21/2010 11:45:14 AM PDT by MissEdie (America went to the polls on 11-4-08 and all we got was a socialist thug and a dottering old fool.)
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To: Darksheare

This is the real problem. It’s up to us to get the word out far & wide.

The libtards know how to get their propaganda out, we have to be just as aggressive in getting the truth out.


9 posted on 06/21/2010 11:47:40 AM PDT by jazminerose
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To: jazminerose
And here's the link to the 40 CFR 300 - the contingency plan for handling these emergencies.

http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=2c6353ba172fea79989fb7899e6c3360&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40cfr300_main_02.tpl

Can we say dropped the ball, boys and girls?

10 posted on 06/21/2010 11:58:21 AM PDT by greatplains
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To: Darksheare

Those people are obama’s flying monkeys, and like the wicked witch, without obama they are toothless has-beens. It’s the head of the snake you have to worry about...everything else is just a rattle.


11 posted on 06/21/2010 12:10:09 PM PDT by FrankR (Standing against tyranny must start somewhere, or the future belongs to the tyrants.)
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To: jazminerose
Received this today.. Bumper Sticker
12 posted on 06/21/2010 12:13:02 PM PDT by Vinnie (You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
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To: jazminerose
Just how does our "outsource" one's own incompetence?
Is that anything like kissing one's own @$$
OR
Is it more like getting one of your associates to take the blame for all mistakes YOU made?
13 posted on 06/21/2010 12:59:15 PM PDT by jongaltsr (It)
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