Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Showing posts with label John Hoeven. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Hoeven. Show all posts

Sunday, January 15, 2012

John Hoeven, North Dakota Senator, Pushes Keystone XL Pipeline

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- A proposed pipeline to carry oil from Canada to Texas Gulf Coast refineries is the "largest shovel-ready project in the country" with the potential to create thousands of jobs and reduce American dependence on oil from the Middle East, North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven said Saturday.

President Barack Obama faces a Feb. 21 deadline to decide whether the $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline expansion proposed by Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. is in the national interest.

Republicans have been pounding him on the issue, saying it's a question of whether the president wants to create jobs and import energy from a close friend and ally, or lose jobs and see Canadian oil go to Asia. Hoeven used his party's weekly radio and Internet address to continue pushing the pipeline.

"It's hard to imagine a project that is more in the national interest and the interest of the American people," Hoeven said in the address.

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