Will Trump Evoke The Defense Production Act To Take Over California Oil?

[Wilson23]

And I suppose you have all the information to back that up

See post #21.

 

[PattiAnnSucks]

See post #21.

You know, Wilson, following anything you would send me to is simply a waste of my time, or anyone else. It's like asking a fish if he likes the water. I could say anything and you will make up some wild ass story, just to be different. So, goodbye, hot shot, you can run off and toot your own horn, I am sick f hearing it. At least you will always be right in your eyes

 

[Rightguide]

And I suppose you have all the information to back that up

He has no information, just an overabundance of misplaced Marxist passion. It's clear to me that, under the Defense Production Act, the President has broad authority, granted by Congress, to ensure the availability of materials deemed critical to national defense, which explicitly includes energy and fuel supply. By declaring domestic oil production essential to national security, the President could use the DPA to prioritize production, issue waivers, or temporarily override regulatory barriers that obstruct the supply. In practice, this could mean directing federal agencies to preempt or suspend California’s most restrictive environmental regulations where they conflict with national defense needs, allowing refineries and producers to keep operating. The legal logic is simple: when state rules undermine critical infrastructure necessary for national security, federal law supersedes state law, and the DPA is one of the strongest tools the President has to enforce that priority.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

He has no information, just an overabundance of misplaced Marxist passion. It's clear to me that, under the Defense Production Act, the President has broad authority, granted by Congress, to ensure the availability of materials deemed critical to national defense, which explicitly includes energy and fuel supply. By declaring domestic oil production essential to national security, the President could use the DPA to prioritize production, issue waivers, or temporarily override regulatory barriers that obstruct the supply. In practice, this could mean directing federal agencies to preempt or suspend California’s most restrictive environmental regulations where they conflict with national defense needs, allowing refineries and producers to keep operating. The legal logic is simple: when state rules undermine critical infrastructure necessary for national security, federal law supersedes state law, and the DPA is one of the strongest tools the President has to enforce that priority.

California will just ignore him.

 

[HisArpy]

California will just ignore him.

Let them try.

 

[Rightguide]

California will just ignore him.

No, they can't, not when it comes to national security. BTW, the Trump Administration has already shot down California's new CARB rules for trucks. They cannot make rules more stringent than federal law or rules that put national infrastructure at risk.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Let them try.

What's Trump gonna do about it?

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

No, they can't, not when it comes to national security. BTW, the Trump Administration has already shot down California's new CARB rules for trucks. They cannot make rules more stringent than federal law or rules that put national infrastructure at risk.

Sure we can. Who's gonna stop us?

 

[Rightguide]

Sure we can. Who's gonna stop us?

Show me. The federal courts will stop you.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Show me. The federal courts will stop you.

We'll just ignore them.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

This has alway been the fatal flaw in Trump’s “do whatever I want” plan:

It only works if the rest of us keep following the rules. Once individuals or U.S. states start saying “no, make me”, Trump has no recourse. Ordering the Army to attack California is a quick route to a military coup.

 

[MajorRewrite]

He has no information, just an overabundance of misplaced Marxist passion. It's clear to me that, under the Defense Production Act, the President has broad authority, granted by Congress, to ensure the availability of materials deemed critical to national defense, which explicitly includes energy and fuel supply. By declaring domestic oil production essential to national security, the President could use the DPA to prioritize production, issue waivers, or temporarily override regulatory barriers that obstruct the supply. In practice, this could mean directing federal agencies to preempt or suspend California’s most restrictive environmental regulations where they conflict with national defense needs, allowing refineries and producers to keep operating. The legal logic is simple: when state rules undermine critical infrastructure necessary for national security, federal law supersedes state law, and the DPA is one of the strongest tools the President has to enforce that priority.

You certainly have become agitated by the thing you made up.