Liberals including Gwyneth Paltrow's mom and the wife of Chevy Chase's wife compare Keystone decision to Lincoln’s outlawing of slavery

Activists compare Keystone decision to Lincoln’s outlawing of slavery

A group of 150 major Democratic donors and clean energy investors have sent President Obama a letter urging him to deny a presidential permit to the Keystone XL pipeline, comparing the decision’s significance to Abraham Lincoln’s push to end slavery through a constitutional amendment.
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“He made one of the most important decisions of his presidency and for our nation when he decided that he would fight for the 13th Amendment to end slavery even if it took every ounce of his political capital,” they wrote. “Your decision on Keystone may not be so weighty, but we believe it holds a comparable urgency and importance, not strictly as a pipeline decision but as a presidential choice that will signal a fundamentally new direction for our nation.”

The signatories include several well-known and wealthy liberal donors, such as Esprit founder Susie Tompkins Buell, actress Blythe Danner and environmentalist Jayni Chase, the wife of comedian Chevy Chase’s wife.
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Abrams said that when she saw the movie “Lincoln”, she was struck by the similarity between the debate over abolition, “something that seems so obvious,” and the current fight over cutting carbon emissions. “In time, the case will be obvious.”