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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)although it is being presented to the public as the road to getting the Keystone Pipeline approved. There is no President Permit in place and legislation cannot change that fact. My concern as stated below is that Republicans, along with Democrats who favor the legislation, are trying to execute a hocus pocus maneuver to deceive the public the legislature can authorize approval of the pipeline, BUT IT CANNOT. This is power grab by the Republicans to usurp the authority of the President to TAKE WHAT IT WANTS. It sets the tone for the way things will probably wash out from hereon, and that is a shame.
I have posted a couple of items below but have more I will contribute as time permits. And please excuse the tone of this thread. I am just getting upset with how this is being presented in an illegitimate manner by the press and the politicians.
Sam