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To: RightWhale

But it hasn’t really been opened. The Congressional Ban is still in place.


221 posted on 07/14/2008 8:55:08 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

The other side of the process is issuing leases. Lifting the ban would not by itself do anything. Somebody, Congress probably, would have to decide how much the leases will cost. Size, duration, and other factors involved in bureaucratic admin would be done in the Exec branch.


229 posted on 07/14/2008 9:12:54 AM PDT by RightWhale (I will veto each and every beer)
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