Biden Locks Up Oil And Throws Away The Key With Lame-Duck Restrictions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : ""I have the right to unban it immediately," Trump said.
42% : According to Bloomberg News, the 1953 law "included a provision giving presidents wide discretion to permanently protect waters from leasing, but it didn't explicitly grant them the authority to undo those designations.""Though presidents have modified decisions from their predecessors to exempt areas from oil leasing, courts have never validated a complete reversal -- and until Trump, no president had even attempted one," Bloomberg reported.
29% : Trump says that he has "the right to unban it immediately," but an attempt at a swift annulment might be more complicated than a mere executive order.
26% : While Trump looks for ways to circumvent Biden's use of the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, which might require a legislative fix, congressional Republicans are eager to reform a 1906 law that Democrats have exploited to lock down millions of acres of public land with strict protections.

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