1. United States
2. S.C.
3. Letter

Trump has written an EO to try to make a big change. Opening up these areas to future offshore drilling poses significant threats to nearly every coastal community in the U.S., and the health and economic resilience of millions of people who rely on clean and healthy oceans for everything from tourism to commercial fishing. The law authorizes the president to withdraw offshore areas from oil and gas leasing, as eight administrations, including the first Trump administration, have routinely done. However, the law does not authorize the president to revoke the withdrawals of prior presidents, which a federal court confirmed when Trump attempted to undo Obama-era protections for the Arctic Ocean and portions of the Atlantic oceans during his first term. Please speak up and do not continue to allow your power to be taken away from you. If you continue to let the executive branch usurp your constitutional powers, we, your constituents, will not be willing to re-elect you.