Emperor seeks "Fast-Track authority:" congress couldn't debate or amend TPP
You may have heard some talk about a bill before congress dealing with a critter called the "Trans-Pacific Partnership" (TPP). This is a trade agreement among about 12 Pacific nations, and Obama is pushing for congress to pass it. Right now the terms are still being negotiated.
In early 2012, the Obama administration indicated that a requirement for the conclusion of TPP negotiations is renewal of "fast track" Trade Promotion Authority. This would require congress to introduce and vote on an administration-authored bill for implementing the TPP with minimal debate and no amendments, with the entire process taking no more than 90 days.
A bill giving this Fast-track authority to the emperor was introduced in congress about a month ago (mid-April 2015).
Now, free trade has some great benefits, but also some drawbacks. So to demand that congress pass a law that would obligate them to vote on the full TPP agreement with "minimal debate" and no amendments, within 90 days, seems a guarantee that they're trying to slip in something very, very hostile to American interests. On that basis alone, I'd vote against.
If Obama wants this expanded "trade" agreement, make the lawless, Constitution-shredding socialist come before congress and explain every last detail. Take a year to study every twist and turn of it, before voting on whether to bind the U.S. to it. Don't let the America-hating community organizer rush you into a bad deal.
How many repeats do we need that when Obama is demanding a favorable vote NOW NOW NOW!, it's because he doesn't want the American people to see the damning details? First Obamacare, then the Iranian nuclear deal (the framework terms of which the Iranians immediately announced were lies), and now this.
Of course most of you are too busy making a living, paying the mortgage and raising your kids to follow arcane stuff like this. You depend on the Media to tell you about it. Which they don't, and won't. But in the final analysis you depend on your reps in congress to do their damn job and carefully, thoughtfully, rationally analyze every bill before deciding how to vote.
Unfortunately 98 percent of all congress-critters are far more concerned with two other things: being re-elected, and getting more powerful committee assignments. And they get re-elected by bringing home fed grants to their districts or states. And guess who controls how those funds are spread?
Well in used to be congress itself, but the Republicans have now handed all that power to...the emperor. Which means Obama can now have his minions award money at his whim.
Wow, do you sense that the fix is in? Yeah, me too.
In early 2012, the Obama administration indicated that a requirement for the conclusion of TPP negotiations is renewal of "fast track" Trade Promotion Authority. This would require congress to introduce and vote on an administration-authored bill for implementing the TPP with minimal debate and no amendments, with the entire process taking no more than 90 days.
A bill giving this Fast-track authority to the emperor was introduced in congress about a month ago (mid-April 2015).
Now, free trade has some great benefits, but also some drawbacks. So to demand that congress pass a law that would obligate them to vote on the full TPP agreement with "minimal debate" and no amendments, within 90 days, seems a guarantee that they're trying to slip in something very, very hostile to American interests. On that basis alone, I'd vote against.
If Obama wants this expanded "trade" agreement, make the lawless, Constitution-shredding socialist come before congress and explain every last detail. Take a year to study every twist and turn of it, before voting on whether to bind the U.S. to it. Don't let the America-hating community organizer rush you into a bad deal.
How many repeats do we need that when Obama is demanding a favorable vote NOW NOW NOW!, it's because he doesn't want the American people to see the damning details? First Obamacare, then the Iranian nuclear deal (the framework terms of which the Iranians immediately announced were lies), and now this.
Of course most of you are too busy making a living, paying the mortgage and raising your kids to follow arcane stuff like this. You depend on the Media to tell you about it. Which they don't, and won't. But in the final analysis you depend on your reps in congress to do their damn job and carefully, thoughtfully, rationally analyze every bill before deciding how to vote.
Unfortunately 98 percent of all congress-critters are far more concerned with two other things: being re-elected, and getting more powerful committee assignments. And they get re-elected by bringing home fed grants to their districts or states. And guess who controls how those funds are spread?
Well in used to be congress itself, but the Republicans have now handed all that power to...the emperor. Which means Obama can now have his minions award money at his whim.
Wow, do you sense that the fix is in? Yeah, me too.
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