This is just payback "Chicago Style" for taking the moratorium issue to court. This is a slapdown.
But regardless, I say call their bluff. What are they going to do? Arrest the governor for daring to defend his coastline? I'd love to see that one. The Feds would never have the guts to do that, as it would be political suicide, and the struggle between State's Rights versus Federalism would swing decidedly in favor of the states. The Democrats can't afford for that to happen.
See, the funny thing is after all that backroom bullying spills into the public, it gets very simple. Once you don't care how things will be "spun", you can do anything you want.
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