As he vetoed the Keystone XL Pipeline, President Barack Obama purported that: "[T]his act of Congress conflicts with established executive branch procedures and cuts short thorough consideration of issues that could bear on our national interest — including our security, safety, and environment — it has earned my veto."
Funny that Mr. Obama is worried about conflicted with established separation of powers procedures yet is trying to scare Congress from asserting its constitutional power of the purse regarding homeland security funding.
Another laughable point from the White House Keystone XL veto statement is that the Executive nullification was done to protect America's safety and environment.
Last week, the Washington Post reported that in 2012, trains carried 40 times more oil than they did in 2008, which increased the potential for hazardous spills and wrath of God accidents like the Quebec CSX fireball crash in July 2013 which killed 47 people.
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