A Federal Judge has recently given Joe Biden a huge victory in terms of his energy and “environment” policy.
As soon as Biden took office, he signed a series of executive orders, one of the most prominent among those, was the decision to stop the work on the Keystone XL pipeline.
This decision was one of the major contributors to the all-time high gas prices that many Americans are experiencing to this day, almost a year after the Democrat administration took office.
After this controversial decision, a group of 20 Republican State Attorney Generals filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration.
Judge Jeffrey Brown, a United States District Court Judge For the Southern District of Texas ruled that “because TC Energy, the pipeline company, abandoned the project, he could not determine whether Biden’s action was constitutional,”
In his ruling, Judge Jeffrey Brown of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that because TC Energy, the pipeline company, abandoned the project, he could not determine whether Biden’s action was constitutional. TC Energy announced on June 9 that it would permanently stop construction on the pipeline and focus on other projects.
The country became energy independent for the first time under the leadership of President Trump and his America-First policies. Americans all across the country experienced the lowest gas prices in a very long time, and unemployment along the way was the lowest in decades which resulted in a booming economy.
“The court takes TC Energy at its word that Keystone XL is dead,” wrote Judge Brown, who was nominated by President Trump. “And because it is dead, any ruling this court makes on whether President Biden had the authority to revoke the permit would be advisory. Thus, the court has no jurisdiction and the case must be dismissed as moot.”
He did not directly address or comment on the constitutional aspects of Joe Biden’s decision. Generally, such rulings are made when Presidents do not follow legislative procedures and rely on executive orders to pass such orders.
Texas Republican Attorney General, Ken Paxton wrote in a statement:
“Recent events have made it clear that we need more, not less, domestic energy supply. The Keystone XL or a similar pipeline could have provided that. Instead, Montanans are once again paying the price for President Biden’s disastrous energy policies that pander to his coastal elite base without even a perceived environmental benefit.” He wrote
“It’s unfortunate that the important constitutional question in this case – if the president can revoke a congressionally approved cross-border permit – will go unanswered because TC Energy inserted itself into the court proceedings unprompted,” He added.
“This also deprived Montanans and residents of other states who would have benefited from the pipeline’s jobs and tax revenue of their day in court.” The statement continued.
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