Any sane regulatory body would go, “These obviously apply here. It’s the same location just under a different name.”
Unfortunately, though, with the Chevron decision that came out not too long ago, I’m pretty confident that any such pushback will be immediately thrown to the courts and likely shot down.
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Legislation prohibits drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. No such legislation exists on the Gulf of America.
Any sane regulatory body would go, “These obviously apply here. It’s the same location just under a different name.”
Unfortunately, though, with the Chevron decision that came out not too long ago, I’m pretty confident that any such pushback will be immediately thrown to the courts and likely shot down.
They should switch to declaring areas with lat and long. Names are insignificant to the unwavering Equator.