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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

whereisjustice

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12. The Obama Doctrine applied to fracking...

Reply to whereisjustice (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2015, 06:47 PM

Mar 2015

A good example of the Obama Doctrine is in the latest toothless fracking regulations (emphasis mine):

They will require companies to publicly disclose the chemicals used in the fracturing process within 30 days of completing fracking operations, using an industry-run website called FracFocus.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/us/politics/obama-administration-unveils-federal-fracking-regulations.html?_r=0

Self reporting the chemicals used 30 days AFTER completing operations? And who is going to keep them from lying? What penalties will they pay for violations? Who will prosecute them?

If you read through the regulations, there is little for the industry to complain about. Oh, sure, they'll bitch and moan about how this will kill the oil and gas industry, oh woe, such hardship, blah, blah

Privately, they are laughing their asses off at us. Once again we are chumps.

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Here is the steaming pile of justice the Democratic Party is serving us. It stinks to high hell. [View all] whereisjustice Mar 2015 OP

a question about this guillaumeb Mar 2015 #1

Absolutely, this is the reason - the Obama Doctrine creates a protected class, immune from whereisjustice Mar 2015 #2

yep. Phlem Mar 2015 #4

The Democratic Party elite don't give a flying fig if we have President bush or HRC as long Vincardog Mar 2015 #6

Give me something and 840high Mar 2015 #9

* L0oniX Mar 2015 #3

We are just looking forward. bahrbearian Mar 2015 #5

K/R 840high Mar 2015 #7

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2015 #8

Sadly accurate. K&R. Scuba Mar 2015 #10

Abortion rights! Doctor_J Mar 2015 #11

Yes, they distract us with wedge issues while they collude to take the last of whatever we have whereisjustice Mar 2015 #15

The Obama Doctrine applied to fracking... whereisjustice Mar 2015 #12

Until the economic system is changed, political power will fall back into the laps of the uber rich fasttense Mar 2015 #13

I agree - there is no Democracy without justice. Our system of justice is in rapid decline. whereisjustice Mar 2015 #14

great post - I would add ellenrr Mar 2015 #16

Although the TPP is being assisted & lobbied in a buy-partisan manner now, the two parties appalachiablue Apr 2015 #17

The minute we were told that we were 'moving forward' from War Crimes, by the Dem President we sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #18