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29. Of course it is.

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 10:51 PM

Dec 2016

There are revenues associated with leasing offshore drilling rights. The budget resolution gives the appropriate committees the reconciliation directive to raise $X Billion over the next five years and the committees craft legislation that opens up previously closed areas for leasing.

It's "not appropriate" in the same sense that Republican welfare "reform" or Democrats ACA were not appropriate. That is... theoretically, but not in practice.

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Obama invokes 1953 law to indefinitely block drilling in Arctic and Atlantic oceans [View all] rdking647 Dec 2016 OP

Doesn't he know that everything he has done... yuiyoshida Dec 2016 #1

Actually President Obama knows quite a bit, yui Cha Dec 2016 #31

I hope that's right but with a yuiyoshida Dec 2016 #44

Not to mention lillypaddle Dec 2016 #56

Hey Lilly you are right... yuiyoshida Dec 2016 #60

I assume they mean that Trump cannot just unilaterally renew the leases that were essentially voided cstanleytech Dec 2016 #47

!!!!this is good!!!! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #57

Why would you think he doesn't? He's taking a stand now. pnwmom Dec 2016 #65

I understand it won't be easily done.... lamp_shade Dec 2016 #2

Hope you're right!!! RiverStone Dec 2016 #15

Exactly, lampshade.. i was just coming to post this somewhere Cha Dec 2016 #30

Fantastic picture of Obama! I saved it to keep in my thoughts of what a real president is as RKP5637 Dec 2016 #53

Good! Someone who cares about our Planet. Cha Dec 2016 #54

Beautiful...thanks Cha! Stellar Dec 2016 #58

You're Cha Dec 2016 #59

Those "Senior Admin Officials" (unnamed of course) do not know the law. former9thward Dec 2016 #64

Wrong. And you claim to be a lawyer CreekDog Dec 2016 #66

No president can do anything "permanently". former9thward Dec 2016 #67

Oh, so a presidential pardon for a crime can be undone? CreekDog Dec 2016 #68

If you want to compare something that is specifically part of the President's powers former9thward Dec 2016 #69

Tweets from President Oama and PM Trudeau.. Cha Dec 2016 #45

Looks like the courts decide.. Scurrilous Dec 2016 #3

Chess. lamp_shade Dec 2016 #4

even if they win, it'll take his entire term to work its way through the courts. nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #8

Not necessarily FBaggins Dec 2016 #12

Abuse of discretion is for reviewing judicial decisions. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #19

Sorry. Both are incorrect FBaggins Dec 2016 #20

Good luck to anyone convincing a judge this is geek tragedy Dec 2016 #26

Who do you think WOULD have standing FBaggins Dec 2016 #28

They weren't bidding or seeking to bid. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #34

no doubt Tillerson has some ideas (puke) wordpix Dec 2016 #50

It's not easily done, and it takes time to do it. LanternWaste Dec 2016 #5

KNR Lucinda Dec 2016 #6

They need 60 votes to repeal it. Good luck with that nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #7

They tie it to a revenue bill...Done and done. AngryAmish Dec 2016 #21

Not appropriate for reconciliation. nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #27

Of course it is. FBaggins Dec 2016 #29

No affect on revenue since no one wants to lease them now anyways. nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #38

they can do it with 50 thru reconcilliation rdking647 Dec 2016 #40

1) what oil leases--no one is willing to lease now; 2) geek tragedy Dec 2016 #42

the problem is the senate itself is the one that get to decide whats germane or not rdking647 Dec 2016 #48

if the GOP is just going to play Calvinball then no need to bother with reconciliation nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #49

Senate filibuster... paleotn Dec 2016 #9

Why isn't Obama protecting the Pacific too. stuffmatters Dec 2016 #10

The answer to your question may be inside the 1953 law itself Hekate Dec 2016 #11

President Obama just can't get credit for anything. montana_hazeleyes Dec 2016 #17

It just never stops. Never. Can we take one damn minute to enjoy a victory or praise an action? Hekate Dec 2016 #24

I'm celebrating! Cha Dec 2016 #33

Me too, Cha. littlemissmartypants Dec 2016 #36

Oh yeah, I miss him already, too, littlemisssmartypants! Cha Dec 2016 #39

Yep. Sums it up nicely. eom littlemissmartypants Dec 2016 #35

YEAH! Thanks, Obama! wordpix Dec 2016 #51

Mahalo, montana hazeleyes.. Cha Dec 2016 #46

Thank you Cha. montana_hazeleyes Dec 2016 #62

Yes he Will! I have no doubt.. his office will be here for crying out loud! Cha Dec 2016 #63

Note that Alaska is on the Pacific side of the continent, as well. Hekate Dec 2016 #23

Bravo, Mr. President mobeau69 Dec 2016 #13

trumps cabinet-team are not smart enough Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #14

Smart people will work for them. That Exxon guy seems wicked smart. Hekate Dec 2016 #25

A spark of great news...and we desperately can use great news! RiverStone Dec 2016 #16

I know what you mean mobeau69 Dec 2016 #18

So true so true. FailureToCommunicate Dec 2016 #22

Thank you, President Obama! Cha Dec 2016 #32

congress can pass a law repealing the 1953 law rdking647 Dec 2016 #41

We'll see... Cha Dec 2016 #43

Thank you, sir. For everything, Mr. President. littlemissmartypants Dec 2016 #37

'Commercial fishing enterprises may be affected permanently' is why. Sunlei Dec 2016 #52

Thank you President Obama Lotusflower70 Dec 2016 #55

I don't care what he has to do, as long as he does it! BigDemVoter123 Dec 2016 #61