Judge blocks offshore drilling

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Yet another bold initiative by the President to strengthen American energy security is thwarted by a liberal judge legislating from the bench.

This happened last Friday when U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason (an Obama appointee) slapped down President Trump’s move to open up the Chukchi Sea in the Artic, as well as other places in the Atlantic, for oil and gas drilling.

The Greens, naturally, were ecstatic:

“President Trump’s lawlessness is catching up with him,” Earthjustice attorney Erik Grafe said. “The judge’s ruling today re-affirms that we are a nation of laws and shows that the president cannot just trample on the constitution at the expense of our oceans, wildlife, and climate.”

Lawlessness? Really? This from Green groups which have never had a qualm blocking roads to stop logging trucks, trespassing on private grounds to drop banners from corporate office buildings, or sometimes engaging in acts of “eco-terrorism” to prove a point? Give me a break.

It was Obama who issued a ban on Arctic and Atlantic drilling under the authority of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA). He did this via “executive order.”

Fortunately the Trump administration is appealing this decision.

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