Trump Judge Terry Doughty halts Biden's pause to oil and gas drilling on federal lands

[Nevilledog]

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Robert Reich
@RBReich
Judge Terry Doughty halts Biden’s pause to oil and gas drilling on federal lands because it could “irreparably harm” the economy. But what about irreparable harm to the planet, Judge?
9:55 PM · Jun 15, 2021

So judges now think they can direct policy decisions?

[SoonerPride]

1. That's a bad sign. If this makes it to SCOTUS they'll rule drillers can drill anywhere

....and the Executive branch has no contrel over federal lands anymore.

[OneBlueDotS-Carolina]

2. President Trump nominated Doughty

On August 3, 2017, President Trump nominated Doughty to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana,

[Bev54]

3. Yeah maybe this judge should become a politician, he obviously is not following law.

[OnDoutside]

4. I wonder if there's an option to putting a massive cost to giving out

Drilling licenses in "sensitive" areas ? You wouldn't then be blocking but by God you'd think twice about the cost !

[PortTack]

5. oil companies have NO interest in drilling in places that are inaccessible such as ANWR!

Too expensive, very little if any profit.

Billions of dollars lost...sure. Where do these idiots come up with this crap.

[LiberatedUSA]

6. Well technically a lot of our federal judges blocked stuff of Trumps on a number of occasions.

So I guess this is their way of getting even.

Obviously there is a difference in what Democratic judges blocked vs what Trump judges are blocking, but it is the same idea; federal judges can mess with Presidential orders. Just sucks when the other side does it too.