Posted on 01/25/2015 7:24:01 AM PST by cotton1706
Congressional Democrats have strongly supported President Obama's use of executive authority — but there is one power that many don’t want him to have.
Liberals are waging a vigorous fight against Obama’s push for expanded trade power, fearing it would lead to trade deals that favor corporate interests over American workers.
Democrats and some Republicans are adamant that trade promotion authority (TPA) would give Obama’s trade team too much control over negotiations, and are making their opposition known in a barrage of press conferences on Capitol Hill. "I have long supported President Obama. I believe he generally wants to improve the lives of working Americans,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn) after Obama asked for help from both parties on trade in his State of the Union address.
"But on the issue of trade, I will oppose the administration because unfortunately they are following the same exact policy that has failed in the past.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
The elites have been trying to get the Executive Fast Track authority for years.
There is nothing so special about trade deals that they should not be deliberated and debated and then ok'd by the people through their legislature, i.e. the Congress.
This is nothing more than an attempt to consolidate more power in the executive, at the expense of the people, which is ALWAYS dangerous.
I guess even Rosa has limits. She seems pretty much out in left field otherwise.
RATS underground is going even more nuts over this.
Corporate power at the highest level is always leftist.
Doubly dangerous with Obama’s logic.
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