This isn’t about protectionism or free trade, it’s about handing a criminal President vast new powers. Look at Hillary Clinton and the Clinton foundation to see how the game is played and then tell me you think Obama isn’t going to squeeze this new power for all its worth. and by the way, 40 million illegal aliens later, it’s pretty clear that NAFTA was a GD disaster. Oh, and look how well it increased employment and promoted capitalism too. Things are just great now. woo hoo! Welcome to Free Republic.
These aren’t new powers! You are being hysterically inaccurate in what the TPA does. Presidents have hade this power in the past, it’s simply being renewed with the congressional ability to “kill it to death with 1000 cuts” being removed.
President’s have always had the right to negotiate trade agreements. Trade deals never get done because of union pressure. The TPA defangs Democrats in Congress. That’s why they despise it so much and voted against it. Trade deals never get done because of union pressure.
This doesn’t give Obama anymore authority than any President before him. It’s just hyperbole and lies that a bunch of you are spewing.