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Latest Obama executive order: 12 million acres of ANWR now off limits
canadafreepress.com ^ | 1/27/2015 | Dan Calabrese

Posted on 01/27/2015 8:24:08 AM PST by rktman

President Obama announced Sunday that he’ll use his executive authority to designate 12 million acres in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness, walling it off from resource development. This abrogates a 1980 deal in which Congress specifically set aside some of this acreage for future oil and gas exploration. It’s also a slap at the new Republican Congress, where Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has been corralling bipartisan support for more Arctic drilling.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Society
KEYWORDS: ak; alaska; anwr; asshats; drilling; ecowackos; keystonexl; landgrab; obamaexecutiveorder; opec; russia
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To: Scrambler Bob

“You know, windmill versus solar.”

Both useless crap!

Eliminate the subsidies and both will be gone!


41 posted on 01/27/2015 9:23:50 AM PST by dalereed
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To: aquila48

If I am in dreamland, what do you propose?

Wait until 2017 for the GOP to find its testicles?

Reagan went over the heads of a Dem majority Congress in both houses and got his agenda passed time and time again.

Let’s see how Keystone XL goes down.

That will be passed, and when Odumbo vetoes it, the American people will have to make it known even to their Dem reps, that they want it.

The Dems know there is an election two years away, and Odumbo is the biggest and worst anchor they have.

The fourth quarter will be very interesting.


42 posted on 01/27/2015 9:25:21 AM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Texas resident

You left out the letter “L” in bowing, and you inadvertently added the word “to”


43 posted on 01/27/2015 9:26:32 AM PST by Sgt_Schultze (A half-truth is a complete lie)
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To: rktman; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks rktman.
44 posted on 01/27/2015 9:26:38 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: circlecity

Yes, no coincidence that this comes as he meets with the new Saudi Arabian king.


45 posted on 01/27/2015 9:26:40 AM PST by longfellowsmuse (last of the living nomads)
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To: rktman

Just another land grab to keep Alaska from oil and gas exploration and drilling.


46 posted on 01/27/2015 9:32:33 AM PST by Patriot777 (Imagine....that we could see Obama being hauled out of the White House kicking and screaming?)
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To: rktman
We have to consider the leadership of the Republicans; they may make some noise about this you know maybe even yell a bit; at least as much as all the other EO's; but noise is as far as they go; it seems there is no last straw; no red line; NOTHING obama can't do,

Obama is a child the republicans have thoroughly spoiled, he throws fits and gets a pat on the head now now little boy we don't want to put you in the corner; we love you so much; but next time you throw a fit in public we might do something you won't like; sorry we yelled at you; can we get a smile; yeah that's a good boy you can go play now.

47 posted on 01/27/2015 9:34:43 AM PST by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: SunkenCiv

Thanks SunkenCiv for the linkys.


48 posted on 01/27/2015 9:34:46 AM PST by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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To: exit82

Do you know what it takes to override a veto?


49 posted on 01/27/2015 9:37:59 AM PST by aquila48
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To: cripplecreek

Its not free money.

***********
Agree. Note that “free” was in quotes.

Interesting story about the bridge. I wasn’t aware of that.


50 posted on 01/27/2015 9:40:25 AM PST by Starboard
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To: PoloSec

Republicans talk a lot. They are also big on posturing and promising. However, they come up far short of their rhetoric when it comes to producing any meaningful results or accomplishments. Yet the base keeps voting for them year after year. Why keep buying a defective product?


51 posted on 01/27/2015 9:44:01 AM PST by Starboard
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To: aquila48

Yes, and it can be done.

When enough pressure is applied by the American people, politicians do what is need for their own survival.

The alternative is to throw in the towel—to hell with that.


52 posted on 01/27/2015 9:47:22 AM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Don Corleone

And if another Rat or RINO elected, they won’t overturn Obama’s many decrees.


53 posted on 01/27/2015 9:49:31 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
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To: Starboard

Its a matter of making a sacrifice for greater good down the road.

Canada is paying the entire cost of the bridge so we get a billion dollar break there but they can’t legally pay for the customs plaza or highway changes due to them being federal responsibility. Michigan takes the $250 million hit but will more than regain it in things like warehousing jobs, factory jobs revenue from customs etc. (Detroit is the second busiest freight crossing on the continent after Laredo).

The feds won’t turn down their cut.


54 posted on 01/27/2015 9:54:07 AM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Seriously, what are those women doing in that photo?


55 posted on 01/27/2015 9:54:25 AM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: exit82

” When enough pressure is applied by the American people, politicians do what is need for their own survival.”

As I said you’re in dreamland. You’re going to get the sheeple to exert pressure on enough Democrats to vote against Dumb’O and the greenies over ANWR?? When 90+% of the people haven’t a clue as to what ANWR is?


56 posted on 01/27/2015 10:06:49 AM PST by aquila48
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To: rktman

My pleasure!


57 posted on 01/27/2015 10:18:27 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Talisker

Bowing to the king.


58 posted on 01/27/2015 10:44:49 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: aquila48

We were discussing Keystone XL.

However, the same principle applies to ANWR.

And if you do not believe it can be done, then there is no remedy to the status quo, thus you are completely wasting your time on this website.


59 posted on 01/27/2015 11:34:21 AM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: exit82

“We were discussing Keystone XL.”

Actually the article is about ANWR.

“And if you do not believe it can be done, then there is no remedy to the status quo, thus you are completely wasting your time on this website.”

That’s what you call a “straw man argument” - totally fallacious.

As for why I’m in this website... one reason is to occasionally bring a dose of reality to the discussion.

And if you think for a micro minute that people are going to get so enraged at Dumb’O’s executive order on ANWR that they’ll scare the democrats to vote with the republicans to override his veto, you don’t live in the real world.


60 posted on 01/27/2015 7:49:43 PM PST by aquila48
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