Thank you so much for posting this. I have been reading everything I can reference on TPA. This seems to be the biggest objection by those opposing, so hopefully, this amendment will be adopted. Cruz seems to be supporting this bill because of the importance of exports to the Texas economy. I have found a number of sources that have said that this bill does not give any power to the President that he doesn’t already have, it just makes the completion of trade deals faster. Congress still has full oversite and approval. These references also say that this does not in any way change immigration laws or the regulations concerning visas.
It’s not just unrestricted immigration in the TPP. this is the worst bill ever:
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.”
I’ve not that familiar with it, CJ. For me, the question is- do I trust the guy, or not? Even Scalia and Thomas, on some rare occasions, adopt a ruling that I disagree with. Throw them off the bench as bought off liberals??? - LOL
I trust Ted Cruz— I don’t expect I’ll agree with everything he does, but he’s a true Patriot-— and our last chance.
Cruz voted for which cloture in Fast Track bill that Obama cooked up with Soros back in 2008 just like Net Neutrality Ram thru another Soros scheme hatched in 2009 when his puppets took office.
Time is running out for his puppets control over the WH so just like Net Neutrality they need to ram it thru now Fast track kills the Constitutional law requiring 66 votes to approve a treaty making a simple majority can ram thru a bad treaty .
Treaties are dangerous since they circumvent Us laws.
This disaster allows obama an Open Treaty clause which means he can rewrite it once its okayed to saw anything and no one can stop him.
Real great idea to give this American hater this unlimited power.
Cruz got caught along with Paul ramming thru an awful treaty which is full of give aways , new taxes, and send white collar jobs overseas.No One can even see because Obama and his Soros props won't let any know those details.
Cruz Sold us Out along with every single Gop senators to there real masters K street. So get angry and call these SOB offices on Thursday . I have.