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Judge Holds Interior Dept. in Contempt Over Ban (Gulf drilling moratorium)
AP / ABC ^ | 2/2/11 | MICHAEL KUNZELMAN

Posted on 02/02/2011 6:54:47 PM PST by coaltrain

The federal judge who struck down the Obama administration's moratorium on deepwater drilling after the Gulf oil spill held the Interior Department in contempt Wednesday, and ordered the federal agency to pay attorneys' fees for several offshore oil companies.

"Such dismissive conduct, viewed in tandem with the reimposition of a second blanket and substantively identical moratorium and in light of the national importance of this case, provide this court with clear and convincing evidence of the government's contempt of this court's preliminary injunction order," he wrote.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: bp; drilling; energy; gulf; obama; oil; oilspill; palin
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Inching ever closer to impeachment?


41 posted on 02/02/2011 8:12:31 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: coaltrain

Me likey. Sic ‘em, Judge.


42 posted on 02/02/2011 8:59:24 PM PST by OrangeHoof (Washington, we Texans want a divorce!)
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To: Army Air Corps
Thanks AAC! Ronald Reagan's legacy lives on.

How can we raise awareness of the damage being done to our energy industries? OPEC can't hold a candle to the treacherous bastards! If not the EPA, it's the Dept of Interior; if not them, Dept of Energy; if not them, the BLM, etc. At every turn energy exploration companies, developers and suppliers are getting thwarted or worse, shafted by the feral government. All the while bemoaning our dependence on foreign sources. WTH???

The federales can't possibly be this stupid, so one can only assume their actions are designed to kill domestic energy production. To what purpose? What do these home grown commies hope to accomplish by destroying several more major domestic industries? This is treason beyond description.

43 posted on 02/02/2011 9:20:50 PM PST by ForGod'sSake (You have only two choices: SUBMIT or RESIST with everything you've got!!!)
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To: coaltrain

...........wake me up when it’s not one attorney (the judge) rewarding other attorneys (for the oil companies) BUT instead we see a revised contempt order that puts Marxist Holder’s behind in jail for 30 days! And, for REAL justice, Obama and him could be cell mates!


44 posted on 02/02/2011 10:26:51 PM PST by Cen-Tejas
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To: coaltrain

That’s what an administration does when it thinks like Chuck Schumer,” We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President.”


45 posted on 02/03/2011 3:49:16 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: coaltrain

Jail them all.


46 posted on 02/03/2011 4:06:59 AM PST by bmwcyle (It is Satan's fault)
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To: 4Speed
The federal judge who struck down the Obama administration’s moratorium on deepwater drilling after the Gulf oil spill held the Interior Department in contempt Wednesday, and ordered the federal agency to pay attorneys’ fees for several offshore oil companies.

Yup, and this is an example of what Vinson should have done:

U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman yesterday granted a preliminary injunction, halting the moratorium. He also “immediately prohibited” the U.S. from enforcing the ban. Government lawyers told Feldman the ban was based on findings in a U.S. report following the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon rig off the Louisiana coast in April.

Do you understand the difference? Feldman granted a preliminary injunction. Vinson didn't.

That's a big difference. Violation of an injunction carries real penalties, including prison if the judge chooses.

47 posted on 02/03/2011 7:07:10 AM PST by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good WOMAN (Sgt. Kimberly Munley) with a gun)
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To: SuperLuminal

Impeachment (in the House) might happen,
but 2/3rds vote for conviction in the Senate?


48 posted on 02/03/2011 7:10:12 AM PST by MrB (Tagline suspended for important announcement on my about page. Click my handle.)
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To: justlurking

Vinson did state that an injunction wasn’t necessary,
as the law was now void,
and he had the expectation that the Executive would comply with the law.

Now, who’s gonna enforce this compliance?


49 posted on 02/03/2011 7:11:37 AM PST by MrB (Tagline suspended for important announcement on my about page. Click my handle.)
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To: MrB
Now, who’s gonna enforce this compliance?

Therein lies the problem. Vinson expects that the Obama administration would comply with the law. But, without the injunction, there's no way to enforce compliance.

So, they are free to ignore him, with no consequences. Maybe he'll impose an injunction, then. But, given the rules of jurisdiction, the administration can simply avoid doing anything in the northern district of Florida, and there won't be a plaintiff that can show injury by non-compliance.

50 posted on 02/03/2011 7:22:14 AM PST by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good WOMAN (Sgt. Kimberly Munley) with a gun)
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To: MrB
"Impeachment (in the House) might happen, but 2/3rds vote for conviction in the Senate? "

OTOH, think of the joy in having two consecutive marxists impeached...

Then there are the opportunities for the Nation to clear its throat and spit when the massive riots break out...

51 posted on 02/03/2011 12:13:44 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: 4Speed

“Check this Contemp ruling out...”

This is wonderful. It just contributes to the perception of a lawless regime. And makes it that much easier, IMHO, to obtain a similar judicial ruling in the case of Obamacare and/or impelling the Senate to make a more serious effort at outright reform.


52 posted on 02/03/2011 12:48:27 PM PST by DrC
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