Congress may be able to override President Obama on Keystone XL Pipeline

[Proud Liberal Dem]

Crud..................



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/20/congress-may-have-power-to-approve-keystone-pipeline-on-its-own/

I thought that the State Department had authority over this kind of decision?

[tabatha]

1. Will it pass the senate?

I hope not.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. Dems could (and should) filibuster it

I would say that they've done a pretty good job blocking the insanity of the House so far since last year. The question is are there going to be enough Senators able and willing to stand up to the oil industry on this? Hopefully, so.

[gateley]

3. We need to start deluging our representatives NOW! nt

[OKNancy]

4. Here is a link to the original story, not the rehashed version

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/20/us-usa-pipeline-republicans-idUSTRE80J1RO20120120