A judge has twice disallowed Obama's Gulf drilling ban, yet articles I see on the status of drilling leave the impression that Obama alone is allowed to decide when drilling will resume.
9/1/10, Wall St. Journal, "Judge deals new blow to drilling moratorium," by S. Power
- Since then, a third judge has said Obama can't withhold certain documents, and that Obama had to respond by September 20.
- Articles from Reuters, Bloomberg and AOL News linked below don't mention that the judiciary has any part in the matter.
- According to the above article, we're waiting with great anticipation on Salazar and Bromwich (Obama appointee). No mention of the judiciary.
- The drilling matter is portrayed even more dramatically up to Obama, now that a (Gulf state) Louisiana senator is holding up her approval of an Obama budget chief until Obama lifts the ban."
- “We’re not bargaining the safety of oil drilling away for an appointment.”"...
- Senator Landrieu isn't the story. The judiciary is the story.
- Explains we're all waiting on the Obama administration, that even when the ban is lifted it won't be: "The Interior Department plans to issue two new oil drilling regulations later this week, signaling that a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium for the Gulf of Mexico may be lifted early....
- that drilling will not immediately resume once the moratorium is lifted."...
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