Posted on 06/10/2015 5:41:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Having led the world in free and open markets for generations, America now faces a choice as simple as it is consequential: lead on trade, or get left behind.
The decision should be clear.
Congress is considering whether to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). TPA is a process between Congress and the administration for negotiating trade deals that has existed in some form for over 80 years. With TPA, Congress has greater influence over trade agreements, and U.S. negotiators hold a stronger position to secure a good deal for American producers, consumers and workers.
Absent TPA, the President has the constitutional power to negotiate trade agreements without Congressional input, transparency requirements or a mechanism to make agreements available for public review. But other countries will not engage in serious negotiations – or offer real concessions – until they know the U.S. is negotiating in good faith.
That is why TPA is essential. It puts Congress – not the administration – in charge of trade negotiation objectives. It sets clear transparency requirements and makes agreements available for public review. And it shows our trading partners that America can be trusted....
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IT’S NOT FREE TRADE. Especially when it comes to personal liberty.
Listen for that giant sucking sound again.....
Yet You are not allowed to read it! Enough Said!
Reagan Said it “Trust but Verify”, In this Case “Verify before Trust” for they have already proven themselves unworthy of Trust!
Why is it being kept secret?
This beltway dirt bag is in literally one of the most conservative districts in the country. R+14. So he’s comfortable taking the K Street cash and stabbing main street in the back. Forget Boehner. Attack these rank & file K Street prostitiutes directly. Yet nobody engages them until it’s too late. Puzzling.
The GOP is the Enemy of America.
The GOP imposed ROmneyCARE, then ObamaCARE
and denied it.
The GOP armed al Qaeda, then denied.
The GOP began (with McCain) the attacks on conservatives
by the IRS then denied it and covered it up.
A rattlesnake is more honest than the GOP.
This is America dying.
‘free trade’ seems to come along with what amounts to ‘open borders’
no thanks
...as soon as I can read it. Until then, nope.
Time to clean the Republican house of these RINO leeches and DemoRAT Republicans.
They are selling American workers and taxpayers down the river.
so as is common, many here jump to conclusions and land in crap
If the bill is so good for Americans, why is the DC Elites hiding the details?
Not one Republican voted for the ACA (aka Obamacare) so I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Don’t forget the GOP rammed the Cromnibus bill thru during the lame duck
session.
Unforgivable.
What is in the bill? Why has it not been made public? What does the feckless one and the Rhinos—Paul Ryan and Bonehead Boehner have to Hide? Have they Read it? Answer the questions! The new Pelosi coalition is the Rhino “republicans,” Ryan, Bonehead Boehner, McCarthy and all who vote for a secret bill. Stop this bullcrap!!!
These rinos must think that most conservatives are as stupid as Dems. Call it trade promotion or patriot act or freedom act and everything is fine. Then, look for the ‘R’ on the ballot. Never mind that the legislation is mostly secret and unconstitutional.
Dems will vote the party line no matter what. A Dem candidate could be a pedophile and promise to repeal the BOR, and your average Dem voter will still go to the polls and vote Dem.
The conservatives will stay home or vote 3rd party. The rinos are in for a rude surprise.
There is a process in the Constitution for making treaties- the President or those who work for him negotiate one, and the Senate either approves or disapproves. Anything outside that process is unconstitutional. Furthermore, the people who benefit most from all this ‘free’ trade are people who have money to invest in corporations that outsource production to Chicom slave labor, while our own citizens have their labor devalued by uncontrolled immigration. Piss be upon this fraud.
How can anyone say it’s about free trade when no one can read it? If it’s just about free trade, it would not need to be kept secret. Therefore, it is not simply about free trade. There is something in there, maybe lots of somethings, that they are afraid to let citizens see.
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