To: Aria
“Sen. John McCain said Monday the federal moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling should be lifted, and individual states given the right to pursue energy exploration in waters near their own coasts.”
Not strong enough. The individual states should have no choice in the matter. It is a matter of national security at this point.
3 posted on
06/16/2008 12:43:27 PM PDT by
Grunthor
(John McCain, Soc. Arizona)
To: Grunthor
Therefore, McCain does not want to drill off the coasts of Florida and California.
11 posted on
06/16/2008 12:46:52 PM PDT by
trumandogz
("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
To: Grunthor
Doesn’t the federal government regulate off shore waters?
29 posted on
06/16/2008 1:02:08 PM PDT by
Eva
(ue)
To: Grunthor
Not strong enough. The individual states should have no choice in the matter. It is a matter of national security at this point.Agreed. It would never pass in CA. Even if it did, the courts would immediately strike it down, regardless if the drilling violated any laws.
61 posted on
06/16/2008 2:09:02 PM PDT by
Future Snake Eater
(Personal Methane Reclamation: Break wind for energy independence!)
To: Grunthor
The individual states should have no choice in the matter. It is a matter of national security at this point.A constitutionalist would disagree. There are few matters when the federal government should overrule the states and I doubt if the price of gasoline fits the criteria.
73 posted on
06/16/2008 3:51:35 PM PDT by
zeebee
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