Congress voted on this and it was passed. O cannot stop with the other branch of government by demands of the people have done.
He does not have all the power the media, press and he thinks he has.
No, there was no vote.
What happened was they did NOT vote on another 1 year extension to the drilling ban as had been done for years. They let it expire when the last ban ended without any vote.
There was both a congressional ban and presidential ban. President Bush first reversed the executive order. Then the congress did not act to extend their ban.
Bush Urges Congress to Lift Offshore Drilling Ban
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,368221,00.html
June 18, 2008
Democrats to Let Offshore Drilling Ban Expire, Conceding Defeat in Battle With GOP
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/09/23/democrats-let-offshore-drilling-ban-expire-conceding-defeat-battle-gop/
September 23, 2008