Obama's Law Professor Takes Him To School At Congressional Hearing

[OKTexas]

Obama is attempting to use the EPA to end the use of coal as an energy source in America forever through new regulations set to be put into place this year. However, his former professor testified that he doesn't have the power according to the US Constitution:

Obama Schooled on Constitution by His Former Law Professor

Katie Tubb / March 19, 2015

President Obama has defended his knowledge and commitment to the Constitution by reminding Americans he used to teach constitutional law courses. When it comes to Obama’s Clean Power Plan, one of his former law professors disagrees.

Laurence Tribe joins the long list of individuals, organizations, and local and state governments opposing the Clean Power Plan. Under the Clean Power Plan, the EPA is attempting to finalize regulations that would require states to meet individual targets to cut CO2 emissions, essentially eliminating the use of coal as an affordable, reliable energy source that provides nearly 40 percent of America’s electricity. Tribe, a Harvard law professor and “liberal legal icon,” had not been shy about his reasons in the past and testified on them before the House Energy and Power Subcommittee on Tuesday.

As Tribe aptly puts it, the Clean Power Plan burns the Constitution.

Tribe’s entire testimony is well worth the read for anyone regardless of what they believe about global warming. His arguments having nothing to do with the “pros and cons” of the EPA’s response to global warming but with the rule of law and the “novel course of action” EPA has chosen to force through the Clean Power Plan. Here are a few notable excerpts from Tribe’s testimony Tuesday:

“At its core, the issue the Clean Power Plan presents is whether EPA is bound by the rule of law and must operate within the framework established by the United States Constitution.”
“EPA’s plan will force States to adopt policies that will raise energy costs and prove deeply unpopular, while cloaking those poli. cies in the Emperor’s garb of state ‘choice’—even though in fact the polices are compelled by EPA. Such sleight-of-hand offends democratic principles by avoiding political transparency and accountability.”
“Accordingly, EPA’s gambit would mean citizens surrendering their right to be represented by an accountable and responsive government that accords with the postulates of federalism.”
“The Affordable Care Act may not compel health insurance consumers to eat or buy broccoli, but EPA seeks to interpret the Clean Air Act to allow it to regulate every watt used in growing broccoli and moving it to the market—as well as every watt used for any other activity within a State.”
“Faced with [the Clean Air Act’s] explicit statutory bar to its Clean Power Plan, EPA advances a variety of arguments in an attempt to circumvent the clear statutory text. Its arguments violate the rules of grammar, ignore the history and structure of the Clean Air Act, and would turn Congress’ handiwork upside down.”

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So does Tribe know how to resolve issues of constitutionality?

Considering he quotes the supreme court justices, it's pretty clear there is no way the court wouldn't kill it. The EPA doesn't have the legal or constitutional authority to walk in and take over a states generation and distribution utilities.

 

[OKTexas]

I wonder who gets to decide if it is Constitutional

Maybe the Perfessor could tell us

So far obuthole has been wrong.

Doesn't seem that way

Remember Obamacare?

Yep, remember the state mandates in it that were found unconstitutional? Same shit different day and will have the same results.

 

[Stephanie]

I wonder who gets to decide if it is Constitutional

Maybe the Perfessor could tell us

So far obuthole has been wrong.

Doesn't seem that way

Remember Obamacare?

Yep, remember the state mandates in it that were found unconstitutional? Same shit different day and will have the same results.

It's been one thing after another with this administration. he's unleashed every government agency on us (take the IRS and what it did to us citizens) and hopes some of their BS sticks. I hope we get a President who will defund all these out of control Federal agencies.

 

[hipeter924]

Just more NaziCon bullshit being pushed by The Heritage Foundation. Coal is killing the planet.

Most countries are switching to natural gas, nuclear, or renewables. China, India and so on are trying to move away from coal, so in the long term it is a shrinking and increasingly less profitable product.

Link

Here's a source on China: China to cut coal consumption Mining Australia

 

[mudwhistle]

Just more NaziCon bullshit being pushed by The Heritage Foundation. Coal is killing the planet.

Most countries are switching to natural gas, nuclear, or renewables. China, India and so on are trying to move away from coal, so in the long term it is a shrinking and increasingly less profitable product.

Link

Here's a source on China: China to cut coal consumption Mining Australia

I see nothing in there that says China or anyone else is trying to get rid of coal completely.

China is heavily polluted. If they cut coal consumption, how much?

 

[AmericanFirst]

I wonder who gets to decide if it is Constitutional

Maybe the Perfessor could tell us

So far obuthole has been wrong.

Doesn't seem that way

Remember Obamacare?

Yes, and it is wrong.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Actually NY is right, the clean act does NOT allow to eliminate coal. The new regs and policy that attempt to do so are unconstitutional. As the professor notes the action is illegal.