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Driving off the cliff at 95 mph vs. 100 mph, and trying to argue there's a difference
More like driving off with your foot on the gas pedal vs driving off with your foot on the brake.
At least one option has a chance of stopping you from going off the cliff. The other just wants to guarantee you get thrown off the edge.
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/13/1015581092/biden-promised-to-end-new-drilling-on-federal-land-but-approvals-are-up
That's what you're calling a brake