We're suing OPEC??? How exactly do we pull THAT one off?

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Seriously.

Congressional Insanity: Sue OPEC over Oil Prices


- How do we "sue" them?
- In what court?
- Who's the presiding judge?
- What sort of punishment might they face if found guilty?
- And who will carry out that punishment?
- How much more dellusional can we get?

Congressional Insanity: Sue OPEC over Oil Prices

by Michael Shedlock / May 23, 2008

In a veto-proof margin, no doubt enhanced by election political pandering,the House passes bill to sue OPEC over oil prices.
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Tuesday allowing the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices, but the White House threatened to veto the measure. The bill would subject OPEC oil producers, including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Venezuela, to the same antitrust laws that U.S. companies must follow.

The measure passed in a 324-84 vote, a big enough margin to override a presidential veto. The legislation also creates a Justice Department task force to aggressively investigate gasoline price gouging and energy market manipulation.

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Here's another great op-ed from NewsByUs on this silliness:

Sue OPEC? They can’t possibly be serious. Suing the producer of a product because you don’t like the price it’s charging? Why don’t I just sue the supermarket because it won’t sell me milk for $1.00 a gallon and steak for $0.50 a pound? No more shipments to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve? Get real! Which one of these things is going to make a difference at the pump right now?
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It'll get us somewhere, believe it or not.

OPEC hates adverse publicity. In fact it hates scrutiny of any kind, period.

The Saudis lead OPEC. And if there's anything the Saudis like, it's keeping superficially good - o.k. phony - relations with us even as they arm our enemies. But they've already tipped their hand with Bush. They see us weak and they're happy to capitalize on it.

Big fucking mistake if McCain gets in.
 
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