Tuesday, September June 22, 2010, NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans Federal District Judge delivered a scathing opinion to the U.S. Interior Department and the Obama adiministration today blocking the U.S. Government's current ban on deep sea oil drilling in the wake of the BP criminal disaster oil spill.
The Court made a few curious analogies including one in which it said that just because a passenger plane crashes the Government does not ground all flights. The FAA later clarified that actually in the wake of a plane crash the FAA often does ground all planes of the same type that crashed. Likewise, in the case at hand, the present ban on deep sea oil rigs would be similarly appropriate since it does not include all oil rigs but only those similar to the deep sea rig where the BP disaster still unfolds uncontrollably two months later.
This finer point apparently was lost on the Federal Judge who was, not surprisingly, nominated by President "Mad Cow Disease" Reagan. Another still living legacy of the President who started his inaugural speech with the phrase "I would just like to say at this in particular moment that...." and who will leave the United States with the fallout from his nightmarish policies years after his death several years ago from mad cow disease as well as a combination of Alzheimer's, senility, and a stunningly low IQ.
Later yeseterday it was widely revealed in the press that the New Orleans judge who ruled in favor of the oil industry has numerous financial holdings in oil companies, oil facilities, and, of course, oil rigs. Apparently the Judge either did not perceive this as a conflict of interest, did not care if it was a conflict of interest, or simply did not understand what a conflict of interest was.
As could be expected, before the Judge's order allowing the resumption of deep sea oil drilling could be implemented the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals was expected to immediately stay the District Judge's order so it can not be implemented, and the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court is expected to hear the Federal Government's appeal to reverse if necessary the District Court Judge's decision on an immediate emergency basis. At this time it is not known if the District Judge is investing in more deep sea oil rigs. One would suppose it may depend on whether he thinks his ruling will stand in the wake of scrutiny by the Appeals Courts above him.
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The Court made a few curious analogies including one in which it said that just because a passenger plane crashes the Government does not ground all flights. The FAA later clarified that actually in the wake of a plane crash the FAA often does ground all planes of the same type that crashed. Likewise, in the case at hand, the present ban on deep sea oil rigs would be similarly appropriate since it does not include all oil rigs but only those similar to the deep sea rig where the BP disaster still unfolds uncontrollably two months later.
This finer point apparently was lost on the Federal Judge who was, not surprisingly, nominated by President "Mad Cow Disease" Reagan. Another still living legacy of the President who started his inaugural speech with the phrase "I would just like to say at this in particular moment that...." and who will leave the United States with the fallout from his nightmarish policies years after his death several years ago from mad cow disease as well as a combination of Alzheimer's, senility, and a stunningly low IQ.
Later yeseterday it was widely revealed in the press that the New Orleans judge who ruled in favor of the oil industry has numerous financial holdings in oil companies, oil facilities, and, of course, oil rigs. Apparently the Judge either did not perceive this as a conflict of interest, did not care if it was a conflict of interest, or simply did not understand what a conflict of interest was.
As could be expected, before the Judge's order allowing the resumption of deep sea oil drilling could be implemented the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals was expected to immediately stay the District Judge's order so it can not be implemented, and the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court is expected to hear the Federal Government's appeal to reverse if necessary the District Court Judge's decision on an immediate emergency basis. At this time it is not known if the District Judge is investing in more deep sea oil rigs. One would suppose it may depend on whether he thinks his ruling will stand in the wake of scrutiny by the Appeals Courts above him.
Copyright 2010 Big M All and Little L World Rights Expressly Reserved
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