Federal Judges To Possibly Put A Stop To Oil Drilling Moratorium Ordered By President Obama.

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I hope the judges cancel the moratorium. It was reactionary BS from day one. It makes Obama look like he's "doing something" rather than nothing.

If Obama was serious, he'd enforce regulations and send inspectors out to the other rigs to make sure the current regulations are being enforced.

This isn't a matter of needing new regulation, it's a matter of ENFORCING THE REGULATIONS!!!!

Between immigration and this, it should tell us that the Feds don't have a damn clue on how to actually enforce anything... What's the point of new laws and regulations if they can't enforce the current ones?!?!?!?!

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This is an excerpt from an article talking about the Gulf oil spill... Entire article in the link.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/21/gulf.oil.disaster/index.html?hpt=T1

Also Monday, a federal judge will hear arguments from companies seeking an end to a temporary moratorium on deepwater drilling while oil continues gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from a ruptured undersea well.

The six-month ban, instituted by the government last month, halts all drilling in more than 500 feet of water and prevents new permits from being issued.

But a company that provides boats and equipment to the offshore drilling industry said in a lawsuit the government has no evidence that existing operations pose a threat to the Gulf.

Hornbeck Offshore Services LLC and other oil service companies named as plaintiffs in the case said they want a court order declaring the moratorium invalid and unenforceable. A federal judge will hear their arguments Monday morning.

Government lawyers argue the temporary suspension of deepwater drilling is necessary to assess the safety and regulation issues and reduce the risk of another environmental disaster.

As much as 60,000 barrels (2.5 million gallons) of oil may be gushing into the Gulf every day, government estimates found last week.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs defended the moratorium on deepwater oil and gas drilling last week, saying it was an essential safety measure.

"The president told us that because we don't know what caused this accident, we can't afford to continue drilling those 33 [deepwater] wells without knowing what happened. The president didn't feel comfortable with that," Gibbs said.

BP has agreed to set aside $100 million to compensate oil workers idled by the moratorium, company Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg said last week.

But critics argue that the six-month moratorium will hinder economic recovery in a region that is largely dependent on the oil industry.

"That's like kicking a man when he's down," country music singer Trace Adkins, a former rig worker, told CNN's Anderson Cooper last week. "That is the most idiotic, juvenile overreaction. It's an uninformed decision."

A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Friday said opposition to increased offshore drilling has grown 10 percentage points since May and is twice as high as it was in 2008.

Fifty-eight percent of those questioned support a six-month moratorium on new drilling in the Gulf and other offshore sites; 68 percent favor increased regulation of the oil industry.

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I hope the judges cancel the moratorium. It was reactionary BS from day one. It makes Obama look like he's "doing something" rather than nothing.

If Obama was serious, he'd enforce regulations and send inspectors out to the other rigs to make sure the current regulations are being enforced.

This isn't a matter of needing new regulation, it's a matter of ENFORCING THE REGULATIONS!!!!

Between immigration and this, it should tell us that the Feds don't have a damn clue on how to actually enforce anything... What's the point of new laws and regulations if they can't enforce the current ones?!?!?!?!

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SEEMS LIKE GOOD OLD BARRY GOT IT WRONG, AGAIN