Posted on 05/13/2015 8:27:45 PM PDT by entropy12
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)93% —an opponent of the secretive Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) that would fast-track the Pacific Rim trade deal Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)—went inside the secret room inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday morning to read the TPP text and told Breitbart News exclusively afterwards that he believes President Barack Obama should make it public now.
The deal’s text is kept in a room behind double doors that each have signs: “No Public Or Media Beyond This Point.”
“I think the staff signed an agreement [which didn’t include a non-disclosure]—they signed in, it’s a normal procedure,” he explained. “But I wasn’t required to sign in.”
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Secrecy like this stinks.
It appears that this deal is a more closely guarded secret than troops deployments.
Do the Sandy Berger, sneak it out in your socks.
This secrecy is obviously hiding something America would oppose, otherwise why the secrecy?
It cannot be from the other parties, they get to see the same treaty.
This is foul treason, and EVERYONE who supports secrecy here is a pure traitor, looking for ways around the 2/3 majority ratification of treaties.
Paul has a duty to say exactly what he saw. Then he should trust the American people to save him if he is prosecuted.
Sandy Burglar is hard to duplicate by Rand Paul. Sandy was a large man wearing baggy clothes. Rand is comparatively a runt! No way he can hide a 800 page document in his pockets.
Sounds like the Plot of another Mission Impossible Movie.
We live in Interesting Times. Apparently we are the only ones who give a Rat’s A$$ about what the Government is doing “for our own good”.
It shows how little respect these republicans have for us. They can’t even trust us to read their bills.
I have never heard of keeping things like ths from the American people. I am ready for this house of cards to fold.
How does Barack get around ratification by senate?
Don’t senators get to read before they ratify trade agreements?
If Rand Paul could read it, so can 99 other senators. Senator Cruz needs to go read it pronto.
>From the article: On the other side, Sens.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
are in favor of the deal—even though it’s unclear if either has, like Paul now has, visited the secret room to read the text. Both could. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry are also in favor of the deal, but wouldn’t be allowed through the doors to read it.<
As much as I like Cruz, (I’ve donated to his campaign)...if he votes for this, I done with him.
Senior senator from KY is pushing it, the junior senator is opposing the trade agreement.
Looks like the Chamber of Commerce politicians are for it.
I am sure you are aware that senator Cruz is for expanding H-1B visa’s fivefold. And Senator Rubio is for making it easier for immigrants to flood in. With the way economy and middle class wages are, we definitely do not need a million new unskilled immigrants each and every year.
You mean like Ted Cruz, who approaches TPP with the zeal of a holy crusade ? Just another GOP globalist stooge. This trade agreement ends national sovereignty.
Amen to that!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3289602/posts
Read this. Fast track gives Obama the ability to get it passed on a simple majority. The majority addresses US laws on trade, immigration, and other topics.
This is treasonous behavior.
Legislation must be open to the public. This is complete bullsh1t.
We have nobody representing us anymore. The repubs are spineless and Mitch can’t wait to get this signed.
Reset is coming.
Damn! I forgot about Ted’s H-1B visa thing! Now this deal Obama wants so bad. Good Grief!
They voted for cloture which is the key vote .
The vote was to kill the Constitutional Law requiring 66 votes to pass a treaty !
Yes Cruz voted to make this Obama treaty easy to pass the senate and basically kill the constitution law for treaties!
they voted to give Barry and Soros the power to have an Open Ended treaty that Obama can add Gun Control or Amnesty or a massive tax on services
for all of us to pay and nothing can syop them once the treaty is passed !
This open ended treaty is a nightmare and Cruz and so called conservatives all voted for it.
The Dem filibustered it to for a PR move. The entire Gop ignores us and lies to our faces like Cruz saying he will add an amendment which is prohibited under Fast Track is okayed so it was bold faced lie.
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