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SEN. RAND PAUL VISITS SECRET ROOM TO READ OBAMATRADE
Breitbart ^ | May 13, 2015 | Matthew Boyle

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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TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues
KEYWORDS: obamatrade; paul; paultardation; paultardnoisemachine; rand; randpaulnoisemachine; randsconcerntrolls; tisa; tpa; tpp; wikileaks
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To: sunrise_sunset

Well, actually yes. He’s my favorite candidate, and I cannot imagine who else I would vote for. But unless one believes that Obama is suddenly a trustworthy patriot, then it would be treason to give Barak Obama secret, fast track trade authority. And yes, that includes if Cruz votes for it.

Especially evil is how many things are addressed in this treaty that are not trade.


21 posted on 05/13/2015 9:11:54 PM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: entropy12; All
This TPP or TPA bill is the worst bill ever. It's a trojan horse disguised as “free trade” but instead leads to unlimited immigration:

The controversial TPP, of course, is disguised as a treaty to promote “free trade” — more properly described as managed or corporatist trade — among nations surrounding the Pacific. However, the TPP agreement, currently being negotiated behind closed doors by governments, dictatorships, and special interests, includes some major surprises. As The New American reported recently, a leaked chapter of the TPP deal would create NAFTA-style international “tribunals” with the purported authority to override American laws, courts, and even the U.S. and state constitutions — all for the benefit of special interests, foreigners, and crony capitalists. The American people and self-government would be the big losers.

Another chapter of the agreement making headlines this week, meanwhile, purports to regulate immigration policies among TPP signatories. “The Trans-Pacific Partnership includes an entire chapter on immigration,” observed Curtis Ellis, executive director of the American Jobs Alliance, in a post for The Hill. “It is a Trojan horse for Obama’s immigration agenda. House members who were ready to defund the Department of Homeland Security to stop President Obama’s executive action on immigration must not give him TPA, which he will use to ensure his immigration actions are locked in when he leaves office.”

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration

Fast track could lead to unlimited immigration

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/04/dick_morris_fast_track_could_lead_to_unlimited_immigration.html
The current Pacific Rim agreement, which would include Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam — Pacific Rim countries (at the moment not China, but eventually it will) — provides that there should be free flow of labor among the signatories, just like in the European Union.

What this means is that Congress can no longer control Mexican immigration into the United States, or Central American immigration, because any law that congress passes, quota-ing or limiting the number of people who can come in legally is superseded by treaty under the Constitution, and this treaty requirement of free flow of labor would vitiate any attempt by Congress to regulate immigration.

22 posted on 05/13/2015 9:15:03 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: entropy12

It’s amazing how far we’ve sunk that WE the people are not allowed to see what our servants are doing to us. And what’s worse we meekly put up with it.

We deserve every thing we get.


23 posted on 05/13/2015 9:16:48 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: DesertRhino

If this is true and Cruz knows this, He owes it to His backers to come out immediately and explain it to us, if he does not He will get nowhere near the white house. If someone knows how to contact him they should do so immediately.


24 posted on 05/13/2015 9:20:50 PM PDT by easternsky
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To: entropy12
"The most open Administration ever indeed!"

This is the most cowardly and corrupt congress ever for not standing up for America and putting this Joseph Stalin wannabe in his place!

25 posted on 05/13/2015 9:22:52 PM PDT by Baynative (We are experiencing the type of government the founders warned us about.)
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To: easternsky
Cruz insulted all of us by releasing a Press release stating he was going to amend the Fast track treaty.

The Problem with that plan is the Fast Track cloture Vote he voted YES to PROHIBITS any Amendments to the Fast Track Treaty after Cloture ! He knew that little Detail. /p>

26 posted on 05/13/2015 9:34:00 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: entropy12

Paul voted for cloture ,
he lied .


27 posted on 05/13/2015 9:35:48 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: Secret Agent Man
We have nobody representing us anymore. The repubs are spineless and Mitch can’t wait to get this signed.

You got it. NOBODY in CONgress represents the middle class taxpayers. So what is the middle class doing about marching to the Gulag. NOTHING. They let the 1% homo group,the PC group from First grade thru college determine their future. I see no hope for conservatives in this once great nation.

28 posted on 05/13/2015 9:55:40 PM PDT by Digger (Cruz or lose)
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To: entropy12

I feel like I just saw a horror movie.
Unfortunately this is real.

Why would they want to hurt the American Dream?


29 posted on 05/13/2015 9:56:25 PM PDT by make no mistake
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To: ncalburt

Rand Lied about what? The visit to the secret room?
Did Rand vote for the Obamatrade bill?
Voting for cloture is not the same as voting for a bill.
Cloture motion simply allows congress critters to vote and go on record.


30 posted on 05/13/2015 9:58:47 PM PDT by entropy12 (My Fearless forecast for Iowa Caucuses: Walker will win with a big margin.)
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To: entropy12
Cloture is the key vote.
The only vote that matters is cloture.

You can still fight the bill and amend like the Dem just did it!
Paul voted to stop debate and cram the bill thru with a simple majority..

The treaty is dead if it can get by Cloture which requires 60 votes to overcome a filibuster !

After that vote you need only a 50 votes and the VP.

Once fast track is passed the constitutional requiring 66 votes is dead.

31 posted on 05/13/2015 10:10:30 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: entropy12

Obama ‘the Progressive’ helps big business again....the truth of our system is that we have a Uniparty subordinate to corporate elites who gave Obama campaign money and will no doubt fund that library in Chicago.


32 posted on 05/13/2015 11:57:19 PM PDT by Nextrush ( FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, DON'T BE PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: entropy12

I’m pretty pissed at Ted Cruz for voting to end cloture on this one. The secrecy nature of this alone tells me it stinks, couple that with Obola’s support and I’m damn sure it’s bad for the U.S. A true conservative would never vote for a bill held in secret unless it was of the utmost national security. A trade bill may have a national security component, but not the entire bill. There’s a stench all over this thing and Cruz better have sufficient reasoning.


33 posted on 05/14/2015 2:53:36 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: DesertRhino

So Obola and the rats have figured a way around 2/3rds majority ratification of treaties and McConnell falls right in line. Tell me again why I have to vote Republican?


34 posted on 05/14/2015 2:57:41 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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BKMK- GREAT thread- great info-great points! Cruz no more.


35 posted on 05/14/2015 4:18:29 AM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31)
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To: ncalburt
Cruz insulted all of us by releasing a Press release stating he was going to amend the Fast track treaty. The Problem with that plan is the Fast Track cloture Vote he voted YES to PROHIBITS any Amendments to the Fast Track Treaty after Cloture ! He knew that little Detail. /p>

It didn't pass and the Dims, who kept it from passing, are trying to amend it.

We have a lot of defeatists who will take any track of low-to-no information to trash Cruz early in the game. No wonder we can't ever end up with a decent candidate come election time.

36 posted on 05/14/2015 4:23:11 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: trebb
Who Are you trying to kid here !
You are lying to us all .
So stop calling us name because we caught your little weasel as a K street
Cruz , the traitor is still voting the awful thing !
Cruz voted for Cloture on Tuesday for cloture.
He had no problem destroying the constitution law regarding treaties
. he voted to Ram thru Fast track bill which kills the constitutional requirement requiring 66 votes for a treaty.

The Dems stop the bill and Cruz was outed for voting for the nightmare so he tried to some lame amendment that had no chance of passing because it is a amnesty bill a Trojan horse.
He knows it.
England is in shambles thanks to mass
Immigration link to open ended Treaties !

So cut the crap here .

37 posted on 05/14/2015 5:01:12 AM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: entropy12

Are their ANY Republicans against Increasing H1B visas?


38 posted on 05/14/2015 5:03:03 AM PDT by snippy_about_it
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To: trebb
The sad thing is that you are the low information follower.

You have no idea what Fast track was and what cloture is.
Read up on what your traitor is ramming thru Congress .
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3289602/posts

Its a nightmare that was cooked up by Soros and he needs it ram thru while Barry's still in office just like Net Neutrality !
Call the Cruz office try to get them to pick up the phone why that want this evil piece of crap pushed thru Congress !
Soros wants us to be just like Europe , a nightmare awashed in endless mass invasion of slave labor thanks to treaties.

39 posted on 05/14/2015 5:15:04 AM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: ncalburt; 2ndDivisionVet
Who Are you trying to kid here !
You are lying to us all .
So stop calling us name because we caught your little weasel as a K street Cruz , the traitor is still voting the awful thing !
Cruz voted for Cloture on Tuesday for cloture.
He had no problem destroying the constitution law regarding treaties . he voted to Ram thru Fast track bill which kills the constitutional requirement requiring 66 votes for a treaty.
The Dems stop the bill and Cruz was outed for voting for the nightmare so he tried to some lame amendment that had no chance of passing because it is a amnesty bill a Trojan horse.
He knows it.
England is in shambles thanks to mass Immigration link to open ended Treaties !

So cut the crap here .

And there you have it....

40 posted on 05/14/2015 5:23:49 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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