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Obama expected to invoke 1953 law to indefinitely block drilling in Atlantic and Arctic oceans
CNBC ^ | December 20, 2016 | Tom DiChristopher & tdichristopher

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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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: energy; fakenews; obama; offshoreleasing
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To: Truth29

Obama’s just making it more likely that President Trump will rigorously investigate Obama’s birth, his certificate and whether he really qualified for the office. The blow back will roll right over the Obamas so hard, no one will want to be seen associating with them.


41 posted on 12/20/2016 1:26:04 PM PST by captain_dave
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To: ryderann

It certainly could be used as a basis for challenging Insane Obama’s actions in court.


42 posted on 12/20/2016 1:26:34 PM PST by Stayfree (LIBERALISM & STUPIDITY ARE BOTH INCURABLE MENTAL DISEASES OFTEN FOUND TOGETHER!)
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To: Brilliant
To be honest I would rather buy cheap oil from overseas than use our limited resources anyway.

That's not a rational position. I can explain if you care.

43 posted on 12/20/2016 1:27:35 PM PST by backwoods-engineer (Trump won; I celebrated; I'm good. Let's get on with the civil war now.)
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To: Truth29

Whatever the #### it takes.

And #### the courts.

Ignore them like obama did.

Trump doesn’t lay around waiting for courts to decide what he does or doesn’t do.


44 posted on 12/20/2016 1:29:28 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Uncle Miltie
...pass a law on January 21st...

The problem with that is, we need to get it through the Senate and Mitch McSurrender is the Majority "Leader" and the place is full of capons and fools like McStain, Grahamnesty, Muckowski, Collins, Flake, and Corker - and those are the ones on our side!.

Schmuck Schumer will be on the case like a blowfly on sh!t and Dorkbama, Hitlery, and the MSM (but, I repeat myself) will be the deafening echo chamber.

This is going to require some real strategy and work but I'm sure Trump's War Cabinet will come out of the chute at a full gallop.

As a last resort, he can always appeal to the American People and we will be happy to show up in D.C. to burn the place to the ground and sow the rubble with salt. Just give us a call, President Trump.

45 posted on 12/20/2016 1:31:21 PM PST by Gritty (This wasn't a vote. It was an uprising. - Daniel Greenfield)
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To: Truth29

And President Trump can invoke the 1952 Immigration act known as the McCarran Act that allows him to block all immigration from anybody or nations people deemed a security threat..raise you to that obama and call...Freegards
LEX


46 posted on 12/20/2016 1:32:40 PM PST by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: albie

“Trump will be depicted as a nature and environmental hater while he’s at it.”

Trump will need amazingly thick skin. The Left will revile him and his family every day for the next eight years no matter what he does. I feel sure he realizes the nastier they are means he’s doing his job correctly, and will therefore enjoy it.


47 posted on 12/20/2016 1:35:51 PM PST by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory.)
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To: Truth29

Obama is an evil S.O.B. who hates America.


48 posted on 12/20/2016 1:37:44 PM PST by ZULU (We are freedom's safest place!!!! #BOYCOTT HAMILTON!!! #BOYCOTT NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!!)
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To: Truth29

Obama is an evil S.O.B. who hates America.


49 posted on 12/20/2016 1:37:49 PM PST by ZULU (We are freedom's safest place!!!! #BOYCOTT HAMILTON!!! #BOYCOTT NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!!)
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To: LydiaLong
What is blocked can be unblocked.

X-Lax

50 posted on 12/20/2016 1:38:55 PM PST by itsahoot (Three words I don't want to hear, Comprehensive Immigration Reform.)
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To: Truth29

Mr. Trump could easily open them up(the offshore) in his five-year plan


51 posted on 12/20/2016 1:41:54 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: Truth29

“Trump will be depicted as a nature and environmental hater while he’s at it.”


Has already been going on for the entire Presidential campaign. Has been going on for decades concerning anyone Conservative.

What changes?

How is this a threat?

It sounds more like marching orders to the Left (the Socialist).


52 posted on 12/20/2016 1:43:26 PM PST by Yulee (Village of Albion)
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To: butlerweave

See post 39 for a link.


53 posted on 12/20/2016 1:46:26 PM PST by Truth29
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To: albie

He doesn’t have to bypass the 1953 law. The executive order dies when Obama leaves office.

I’m afraid if not explicitly stated as irrevocable, then its just an executive action.


54 posted on 12/20/2016 1:48:03 PM PST by Fhios
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To: Truth29

In the past, presidents altered the decisions of their predecessors to bar drilling from selected areas, but they have never completely eliminated those bans.


55 posted on 12/20/2016 1:48:09 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: pfony1

I think Trump should act to open up the OCS first and then fight the lawsuits for as long as it takes. One problem will be attracting companies to bid while the legal fight goes on. Obama and his co-conspirators are betting that they can tie this up in court for years.


56 posted on 12/20/2016 1:49:21 PM PST by Truth29
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To: pfony1

I think Trump should act to open up the OCS first and then fight the lawsuits for as long as it takes. One problem will be attracting companies to bid while the legal fight goes on. Obama and his co-conspirators are betting that they can tie this up in court for years.


57 posted on 12/20/2016 1:49:30 PM PST by Truth29
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To: NorthMountain

What the media is going to do is exactly the value of DJT. He is beholden to nobody and he is not interested in employment after he leaves office. Instead of quivering in fear of what the media thinks of him, he will go about doing what is necessary.


58 posted on 12/20/2016 1:50:05 PM PST by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men (people) to come to the aid of their country. NOW!!!)
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To: Brilliant

The key is to open our oil to the maximum production. Export oil and gas. Import only Canadian and Mexico oil (we will then own their economy). Bring Saudi and Russia to their knees with low priced oil. Saudi rulers only stay in power because they pay their Mullahs. When the wolves are at their door watch them change tunes. Roll back all the stupid rules that drillers must follow.


59 posted on 12/20/2016 1:55:09 PM PST by Rik0Shay
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To: itsahoot

What is blocked can be unblocked.
X-Lax
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A trumpository.


60 posted on 12/20/2016 1:55:54 PM PST by LydiaLong
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