Judge Orders Biden Administration to Resume Permits for Gas Exports ( www.nytimes.com )

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Really a contrast with the incredible immunity and power the US courts are willing to give Republican Presidents.

Dkarma ,

Ok there going rate is now one and administration ..they didn't say how many

MrMakabar ,
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And this is why there is more drilling under Biden. Court orders to keep up drilling, court orders to allow exports and court orders stopping climate legislation. The courts being stacked by Trumps judges.

doubtingtammy ,

Is it? I thought he was just continuing the same policies from the Obama Admin. Limiting exports doesn't sound like a way to limit fossil fuels being extracted, it sounds like a way to keep the domestic market cheaper. But idk

And the pause was only started in January. So I don't see how you could blame courts for the previous 3 years. He's an Obama Democrat. He loves drilling.

MrMakabar ,
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There are quite a few earlier cases for drilling though. For example Biden tried to stop new leases for oil and gas projects on public land, but that got struck down by a court. That was three years ago.

Also this is about new export terminals. Due to new emissions regulation for cars, the inflation reduction act and a few other laws, US oil and gas consumption is likely to fall. So the oil and gas companies try to export more. Hence more terminals.

doubtingtammy ,

Thanks. Forgot about that

qprimed ,

oooh, oooh! I know, I know! biden can just tell the judiciary to go screw itself now that america has a king!

silence7 OP Mod ,

Except that he's not a Republican, so the royal perogative isn't allowed by the courts

federalreverse ,

Eh. Biden can just go out and have 4 of the 9 Supreme Court judges killed institutionalized, right?

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