Posted on 03/02/2015 5:54:20 AM PST by rellimpank
President Barack Obama last week vetoed legislation that would have greenlighted the Keystone XL pipeline, linking Canadian oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The Senate lacks the votes to override Obama's veto. Yet Keystone isn't dead. Both Democrats and Republicans have an interest in keeping this political football in play.
Someday, we hope, the pipeline will be built. But that day won't come any time soon — and perhaps never during Obama's dwindling presidency.
In his veto message, Obama asserted that he hasn't decided whether Keystone should be built or not. Obama said he was using his veto pen — for only the third time — mainly to preserve the executive branch's jurisdiction over cross-border projects such as Keystone.
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They need to put it up for vote over the veto. Let people know what side they stand on. Maybe if they actually blame Obama for stifling American jobs, they can get enough Democrats to vote for it.
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