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In reply to the discussion: Now we are starting to hear from China: "We don't want your dirty tar sands oil" [View all]Samantha
(9,314 posts)without mentioning the fact by virtue of the Constitution, the President must approve pipelines that cross international borders. The only way of getting around THAT is to amend the Constitution, and we both know that is not going to happen.
Republicans keep saying they have the 60 votes to pass the Keystone legislation, blocking any possible fillibuster. A commentator I heard today (don't know his name but he was a guest on MSNBC) said if the House passes a bill, and the Senate passes it, of course the President might just do nothing, meaning not sign it nor veto it. In that event, the bill would automatically pass, so he confidently said. That is not true.
I guess this is just one more of those times a certain group of people want those of us who are against this pipeline to think the approval is inevitable.... Right.
Sam