Posted on 02/02/2011 6:54:47 PM PST by coaltrain
The federal judge who struck down the Obama administration's moratorium on deepwater drilling after the Gulf oil spill held the Interior Department in contempt Wednesday, and ordered the federal agency to pay attorneys' fees for several offshore oil companies.
"Such dismissive conduct, viewed in tandem with the reimposition of a second blanket and substantively identical moratorium and in light of the national importance of this case, provide this court with clear and convincing evidence of the government's contempt of this court's preliminary injunction order," he wrote.
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Inching ever closer to impeachment?
Me likey. Sic ‘em, Judge.
How can we raise awareness of the damage being done to our energy industries? OPEC can't hold a candle to the treacherous bastards! If not the EPA, it's the Dept of Interior; if not them, Dept of Energy; if not them, the BLM, etc. At every turn energy exploration companies, developers and suppliers are getting thwarted or worse, shafted by the feral government. All the while bemoaning our dependence on foreign sources. WTH???
The federales can't possibly be this stupid, so one can only assume their actions are designed to kill domestic energy production. To what purpose? What do these home grown commies hope to accomplish by destroying several more major domestic industries? This is treason beyond description.
...........wake me up when it’s not one attorney (the judge) rewarding other attorneys (for the oil companies) BUT instead we see a revised contempt order that puts Marxist Holder’s behind in jail for 30 days! And, for REAL justice, Obama and him could be cell mates!
That’s what an administration does when it thinks like Chuck Schumer,” We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President.”
Jail them all.
Yup, and this is an example of what Vinson should have done:
Do you understand the difference? Feldman granted a preliminary injunction. Vinson didn't.
That's a big difference. Violation of an injunction carries real penalties, including prison if the judge chooses.
Impeachment (in the House) might happen,
but 2/3rds vote for conviction in the Senate?
Vinson did state that an injunction wasn’t necessary,
as the law was now void,
and he had the expectation that the Executive would comply with the law.
Now, who’s gonna enforce this compliance?
Therein lies the problem. Vinson expects that the Obama administration would comply with the law. But, without the injunction, there's no way to enforce compliance.
So, they are free to ignore him, with no consequences. Maybe he'll impose an injunction, then. But, given the rules of jurisdiction, the administration can simply avoid doing anything in the northern district of Florida, and there won't be a plaintiff that can show injury by non-compliance.
OTOH, think of the joy in having two consecutive marxists impeached...
Then there are the opportunities for the Nation to clear its throat and spit when the massive riots break out...
“Check this Contemp ruling out...”
This is wonderful. It just contributes to the perception of a lawless regime. And makes it that much easier, IMHO, to obtain a similar judicial ruling in the case of Obamacare and/or impelling the Senate to make a more serious effort at outright reform.
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