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Nevilledog

(55,137 posts) Wed Jun 16, 2021, 03:18 PM Jun 2021

Trump Judge Terry Doughty halts Biden's pause to oil and gas drilling on federal lands

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Robert Reich
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Judge Terry Doughty halts Biden’s pause to oil and gas drilling on federal lands because it could “irreparably harm” the economy. But what about irreparable harm to the planet, Judge?
9:55 PM · Jun 15, 2021

So judges now think they can direct policy decisions?

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Trump Judge Terry Doughty halts Biden's pause to oil and gas drilling on federal lands (Original Post) Nevilledog Jun 2021 OP

That's a bad sign. If this makes it to SCOTUS they'll rule drillers can drill anywhere SoonerPride Jun 2021 #1

President Trump nominated Doughty OneBlueDotS-Carolina Jun 2021 #2

Yeah maybe this judge should become a politician, he obviously is not following law. Bev54 Jun 2021 #3

I wonder if there's an option to putting a massive cost to giving out OnDoutside Jun 2021 #4

oil companies have NO interest in drilling in places that are inaccessible such as ANWR! PortTack Jun 2021 #5

Well technically a lot of our federal judges blocked stuff of Trumps on a number of occasions. LiberatedUSA Jun 2021 #6

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

1. That's a bad sign. If this makes it to SCOTUS they'll rule drillers can drill anywhere

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Jun 16, 2021, 03:21 PM

Jun 2021

....and the Executive branch has no contrel over federal lands anymore.

OneBlueDotS-Carolina

(1,490 posts)

2. President Trump nominated Doughty

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Jun 16, 2021, 03:51 PM

Jun 2021

On August 3, 2017, President Trump nominated Doughty to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana,

Bev54

(13,517 posts)

3. Yeah maybe this judge should become a politician, he obviously is not following law.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Jun 16, 2021, 04:05 PM

Jun 2021

OnDoutside

(20,868 posts)

4. I wonder if there's an option to putting a massive cost to giving out

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Jun 16, 2021, 04:40 PM

Jun 2021

Drilling licenses in "sensitive" areas ? You wouldn't then be blocking but by God you'd think twice about the cost !

PortTack

(35,824 posts)

5. oil companies have NO interest in drilling in places that are inaccessible such as ANWR!

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Jun 16, 2021, 04:45 PM

Jun 2021

Too expensive, very little if any profit.

Billions of dollars lost...sure. Where do these idiots come up with this crap.

LiberatedUSA

(1,666 posts)

6. Well technically a lot of our federal judges blocked stuff of Trumps on a number of occasions.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Jun 16, 2021, 04:53 PM

Jun 2021

So I guess this is their way of getting even.

Obviously there is a difference in what Democratic judges blocked vs what Trump judges are blocking, but it is the same idea; federal judges can mess with Presidential orders. Just sucks when the other side does it too.

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