[jazusamo]

I guess Salazar wasn't jailed for contempt because it was considered a civil case but Judge Feldman should have jailed him.

[choctaw man]

“A contemptuous administration—Obama team runs afoul of the law in drilling dispute:

“Apparently they don’t know who I am,” he said, with a smirk. Then he headed out to ride his bike and have an ice cream cone, shake some hands and smile for the camera.

[icwhatudo]

*His signature piece of legislation has been ruled unconstitutional

*His interior department has been ruled in contempt of court

*He gave up the UK’s nuke secrets to the Russians

Anyone have a more complete list along these lines?

[Flycatcher]

This could be construed as an impeachable offense.

Where is the NYT, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN...?

[kitkat]

BTTT Oil

[Cyber Liberty]

Suffering from loss of business, Hornbeck asked Judge Feldman to force the government to pay its attorneys fees, and on Wednesday he agreed on the basis that the administration was in civil contempt...

Swell. We taxpayers get to pay. Nobody at Interior will have to personally pony up or fear jail. Nope. More swag from the Treasury will be how this ends.

[richardtavor]

Time for the Judge to issue another injunction and allow Oil Companies a Judicial Permit..and then let the Supreme Court sort it out. I doubt that obama would send troops to stop the drilling....

[fortheDeclaration]

And Louis. Landreau still follows all of Obama’s orders, totally unconcerned about how this is affecting the State of Louisina.

[bert]

If there is no law, there is no law.

The laws protecting those in power are nullified the same as those protecting the citizens they nullify.

[bill1952]

Doesn’t matter if it is a civil case - a Judge can jail you for contempt big time with no problem at all.

[raptor22]

Drill, baby, drill

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2668837/posts

[Foolsgold]

- - - - - NEWS FROM BARBARA BOXER, UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA - - - - -

January 28, 2011

Dear Friend:

This week I introduced the West Coast Ocean Protection Act, a bill to permanently prohibit new offshore drilling along the Pacific coast. I was joined by all the Senators from the West Coast – including my colleague from California, Senator Dianne Feinstein, and Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) – in offering this critical legislation to protect the 570,000 jobs and $34 billion coastal economy of our three states.

Additional offshore oil development along the Pacific shoreline would needlessly endanger irreplaceable natural resources and our vital coastal economies.

President Obama has not included the West Coast in any new offshore oil and gas development plans through at least 2017, but we need permanent protection. The West Coast Ocean Protection Act includes clear language stating that “the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of California, Oregon or Washington.”

Be assured that I will work to enact this important bill to safeguard our entire coastline from harmful offshore drilling.

Sincerely,

[ripley]

Enlightened, superior, brilliant, really-really smart progressives can never run afoul of the law. They ARE the law of nature and the universe.

/Sarc/