Fifteen states, led by California, are suing the White House over its April executive order to protect American energy from state overreach. They claim the order is an unconstitutional interference in state affairs. But they’re wrong. President Trump is doing what the Constitution empowers him to do — protect interstate commerce and ensure that America’s energy security is not compromised by a patchwork of state-led, politically motivated lawsuits. For years, progressive attorneys general — led by California’s — have kowtowed to the environmental lobby, waging lawfare through coordinated lawsuits against American companies for “causing” climate change. These suits are designed to bankrupt the energy sector, force Americans onto unreliable grids, and shift power to unelected climate czars.
–Written by Mimi Walters, who represented California in the U.S. Congress and served on the House Judiciary and Energy & Commerce Committees.