Posted on 12/20/2016 12:59:27 PM PST by Truth29
President Barack Obama is expected to move to indefinitely block drilling in vast swaths of U.S. waters by invoking a provision in a 1953 law that governs offshore leases.
The announcement is anticipated as early as Tuesday, people briefed on the plan told the Associated Press. The White House declined to comment to the AP.
The law allows a president to withdraw any currently unleased lands in the Outer Continental Shelf from future lease sales. There is no provision in the law that allows the executive's successor to repeal the decision, so President-elect Donald Trump would not be able to easily brush aside the action.
Trump has vowed to open more federal land to oil and natural gas production in a bid to boost U.S. output. Obama's move would essentially put most of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans permanently off limits, though the prospects for drilling in the affected areas in the near future were already questionable.
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Anything 0bama can DO with the stroke of a pen today, Trump can UNDO with the stroke of a pen on January 20th.
Once more...he’ll fail
If not, pass a law on January 21st.
Jerk.
Trump can and will reverse all of this. EO’s are easy. This 1953 law will be a bit more difficult. Trump will be depicted as a nature and environmental hater while he’s at it.
FUBO! There’s a new sheriff in town, get used to it.
“Trump will be depicted as a nature and environmental hater while he’s at it.”
Who the F cares what leftist say, that’s Rino think.
President-elect Donald Trump would not be able to easily brush aside the action
They learn nothing.
Nope. Sorry but this is Fake News. There is no ability in the law for a President to obligate future Presidents via EO.
Doubtlessly they think they can do it but because they THINK they can does not mean they actually have the legal authority. A Judge, and their will be immediate lawsuits, can rule against him. I think O and his admin hold the record for the number of times the Judiciary has overturned their executive overreach.
In addtiional there is the little problem that Congress can simply repeal the potion of the law they attempt to abuse and render him void.
Only the lawyers will benefit from these developments.
He should just respond the way California’s governor did for homo marriage. The oil companies should sue, and Trump should order DOJ not to fight.
ANY Fed law that gives activists the right to sue ought to be repealed.
Nope. Sorry but this is Fake News. There is no ability in the law for a President to obligate future Presidents via EO.
Sounds like a potential SCOTUS case.
FAKE NEWS. Can’t stand. Will be blocked by courts.
B.O.’s EOs are like wishOs that will never come true, ohhhh.
“Obama Invokes Jim Crow Era Law”
Or maybe we can just pass the “Repeal Everything Obama Ever Did Act of 2017”.
Lawsuits may fly, but so will activist judges.
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