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Biden admin to be sued by red states over revocation of Keystone XL permit, suit argues president lacks authority
Fox Business News ^ | 17 Mar 2021 | Tyler Olsen

Posted on 03/17/2021 7:04:00 PM PDT by blueplum

A group of red states will file a lawsuit on Thursday against the Biden administration for revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, which the president did via executive order on his first day in office, Fox News has learned.

The lawsuit, first obtained by Fox News, is led by Montana and Texas, and backed by 19 other states, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. It names President Biden and several of his Cabinet secretaries as defendants.

The lawsuit says that the president in issuing his Jan. 20 executive order and his Cabinet officials in enforcing it are exceeding their authorities under both the Constitution and the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). ...

(Excerpt) Read more at foxbusiness.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: executiveorders; federalcourts; keystone; pipeline
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To: blueplum

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21 posted on 03/18/2021 4:32:10 AM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks, PRO-CONSTITUTION!)
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22 posted on 03/18/2021 7:49:13 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("One steps out with actresses, one doesn't marry them."—Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh)
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Hope this will serve to wake up a bunch of sleeping non-thinkers who seem to have no concern about what this did to a very important part of the economy.


23 posted on 03/18/2021 9:00:21 AM PDT by oldtech
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“However, finding a judge who would rule in these states’ favor in an entirely different matter.”

Guess we’ll know pretty soon whether there’s any left that aren’t cowards. Seems damned cut-and-dried to me: either they had authority basis specific documents stating so, or they didn’t.


24 posted on 03/18/2021 11:30:32 AM PDT by HKMk23 (INADEQUACY: If this keeps up, we may not be able to let you help us anymore.)
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To: blueplum

Nevada will lose 1/2 of the billions they are currently making by 2025 from the proposed rules against oil drilling and fracking from the radicals in the White House.


25 posted on 03/18/2021 7:11:52 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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