But they have to have an official pretext. They can’t just come out and say, “if it’s good for Haliberton, it’s bad for America” or “whatever it is, I’m against it.”
The official pretext is that fracking pollutes the aquifer and causes earthquakes. Neither of which has been proven. But facts are only barely necessary today and if Obama is re-elected, especially if Congress remains divided or worse, both chambers wind up in the Dem column, then there will be very little short of pitchforks and torches to stop them.