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ORIGINAL: thishereboi

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ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam

Here is my take on the pipeline.

Why should the government condemn the private property of American citizens and hand it over to a foreign corporation so they can get richer?
Americans will never burn a drop of that petroleum as it is slated for export.

Conservatives should have been the ones to kill it as they are SUPPOSED to be looking out for the Constitutional rights of American citizens.
It took a liberal to do what Conservatives SHOULD have done long ago.

That's right, Obama isn't saying "Fuck you Canada". He's saying "Fuck you Canadian corporation that wants us to seize the private property of American citizens to sate your foreign corporate greed".

Conservatives are the ones who are supposed to be looking out for the Constitutional rights of American citizens? And the liberals aren't?

If you are going to bitch that it took the right this long to act, then why aren't you equally mad that it also took the left this long?

I always thought both sides had pretty much the same responsibilities when it came to the job. silly me.

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ORIGINAL: MercTech

Route for Keystone XL extension of the existing Keystone Pipeline...

http://keystone-xl.com/keystone-xl-pipeline-overall-route-map/

Now, what is the objection to a privately funded project whose liability will lie with the owner/operating corporation?

The issue still strikes me as greedy politicians blocking a project because it doesn't include enough pork barrels.

A moot point at this point as TransCanada is funding a pipeline totally on Canadian soil as the U.S. waffled then blocked an extension to the existing pipeline system that would have given some advantages and profits to U.S. companies.

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ORIGINAL: MercTech

Keystone.... The pipeline already runs from Canada to Oklahoma. The consortium of U.S. and Canadian oil companies wanted to extend the pipeline from Oklahoma to Houston Texas so Canadian Crude could have access to an all year port to ship their oil internationally. Since it crosses state boundaries (interstate commerce) it requires permission from the federal government. Kind of like a federal building permit. Nothing in the plans calls for public money. But, the current administration has decided not to allow construction because it does not create enough American jobs nor provides any benefit to the strategic oil reserves. Soooo, the administration replies with a hearty f**k you, Canada over the issue after taking seven years to dither. Yes, he is more PC about it but that was the take away from the press conference. Isn't the GOP supposed to be the selfish ones? Heaven forbid; it would be the U.S. oil companies making money off the transportation fees after the pipeline was built with the oil company's money.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/06/obama-set-to-reject-keystone-xl-project-citing-climate-concerns/

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/us/obama-expected-to-reject-construction-of-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline.html?_r=0

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ORIGINAL: MercTech

Keystone.... The pipeline already runs from Canada to Oklahoma. The consortium of U.S. and Canadian oil companies wanted to extend the pipeline from Oklahoma to Houston Texas so Canadian Crude could have access to an all year port to ship their oil internationally. Since it crosses state boundaries (interstate commerce) it requires permission from the federal government. Kind of like a federal building permit. Nothing in the plans calls for public money. But, the current administration has decided not to allow construction because it does not create enough American jobs nor provides any benefit to the strategic oil reserves. Soooo, the administration replies with a hearty f**k you, Canada over the issue after taking seven years to dither. Yes, he is more PC about it but that was the take away from the press conference. Isn't the GOP supposed to be the selfish ones? Heaven forbid; it would be the U.S. oil companies making money off the transportation fees after the pipeline was built with the oil company's money.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/06/obama-set-to-reject-keystone-xl-project-citing-climate-concerns/

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/us/obama-expected-to-reject-construction-of-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline.html?_r=0

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ORIGINAL: JVoV

Why can't Canada use their own damn ports?

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ORIGINAL: MercTech


U.S.. companies could have had a piece of the pie with Keysone XL that would decrease some chump change in the balance of trade but now get nothing due to political obstruction pm an issue that would cost the government nothing but giving permission.

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ORIGINAL: LookieNoNookie

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ORIGINAL: MercTech

Keystone.... The pipeline already runs from Canada to Oklahoma. The consortium of U.S. and Canadian oil companies wanted to extend the pipeline from Oklahoma to Houston Texas so Canadian Crude could have access to an all year port to ship their oil internationally. Since it crosses state boundaries (interstate commerce) it requires permission from the federal government. Kind of like a federal building permit. Nothing in the plans calls for public money. But, the current administration has decided not to allow construction because it does not create enough American jobs nor provides any benefit to the strategic oil reserves. Soooo, the administration replies with a hearty f**k you, Canada over the issue after taking seven years to dither. Yes, he is more PC about it but that was the take away from the press conference. Isn't the GOP supposed to be the selfish ones? Heaven forbid; it would be the U.S. oil companies making money off the transportation fees after the pipeline was built with the oil company's money.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/06/obama-set-to-reject-keystone-xl-project-citing-climate-concerns/

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/us/obama-expected-to-reject-construction-of-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline.html?_r=0

The businessman I most revere is....Warren.

Warren owns rail.

Warren is the most important financial expert advising the Prez.

Do the math.