[SoConPubbie]

"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[SoConPubbie]

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[cripplecreek]

I wonder why Marco Rubio gets a pass on this.

[pgyanke]

Makes sense to me. I hate the administration and GOPe but this may be much ado about nothing in the end.

[kosciusko51]

Cruz is missing the point. Why give Obama any ability to bypass Congress? He’s shown repeatedly he can’t be trusted. I would rather see our trade agreements stagnate for the rest of his time in office than to see him sell the US out again.

[Newtoidaho]

Very confused here. If obozo the assclown is for something then I’m against it. And if nazi pelosi is against something them I’m for it.

[Sacajaweau]

Why is TPP or TPA necessary in the first place. Don’t we have enough crappy trade rules and regs going on?

[Cyman]

because the Constitution says that anything concerning the raising of revenues, and trade bills concern tariffs, which are the raising of revenues, has to originate in the House of Representatives”

ABSOLUTELY NOT SO Mr Cruz, see Obamacare.

Love ya Ted but you are either wrong on that statement or silent on the biggest boondoggle to ever pass a Congress.

[tennmountainman]

I like Cruz but I trust Sessions.

I heard not heard one word fro Cruz demanding this secret bill be made public.

And that is a no no for me.

[Fledermaus]

Is Cruz dumb enough to hang his candidacy for president on this crap Americans DO NOT WANT?

You are losing stock with me Ted.

[Lazamataz]

Cruz has been solid enough over the years that I am willing to listen.

[Lazamataz]

Cruz has been solid enough over the years that I am willing to listen.

[familyop]

OBAMATRADE
Congress Has To Pass It To Find Out What's In It (with a humorous photo of Obama with a caption on the side)
http://obamatrade.com/

The Economy
Obamatrade Gives Foreign Companies Unfair Advantage Over American Businesses
http://obamatrade.com/the-economy/

Obamatrade would empower foreign companies to use foreign tribunals to enforce special privileges only available to them. Obamatrade would exempt foreign companies from EPA and other onerous regulations that American firms would still be forced to comply with. Under Obamatrade, foreign companies could actually go to an international tribunal and sue American taxpayers for cash awards to compensate them for costs associated with government regulations – something American-owned companies would not be able to do.

White House confirms immigration is in Obamatrade
http://obamatrade.com/white-house-confirms-immigration-is-in-obamatrade/

A White House news conference on April 28 with President Obama and Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe confirms the TransPacific Partnership will impact our immigration laws. PM Abe described the TPP as “a new economic sphere in which people goods and money will flow freely.”

Obamatrade = Unrestricted Immigration
http://obamatrade.com/obamatrade-unlimited-immigration/

[Diogenesis]

Ted Cruz is a globalist, pro-secrecy, pro-Tyranny,
PHONEY, whom I unfortunately previously supported.

Now Cruz is revealed as just another member
of THE GiveObama(more)Power party, who threw
his supporters away this week, in part to reportedly
transfer money to his wife.

[familyop]

"Sen. Jeff Sessions slams “trade” deals promoting immigration
http://obamatrade.com
"Sen. Jeff Sessions says trade deals, like the TransPacific Partnership aka Obamatrade, should not include provisions for immigration and foreign workers – which Obamatrade does. The Constitution gives Congress the authority to regulate immigration, and these trade agreements are stepping on the Constitution when they take away Congress’ power to limit the number of workers that can be brought into the U.S.A.

Read the resolution Senator Sessions wrote, adopted unanimously by the Senate.

BILLS-108sres211ats

[Moonman62]

Ted Cruz is probably right. However he needs to learn that there is a tremendous and well earned mistrust of the federal government, especially Obama.

[familyop]

OBAMATRADE
Congress Has To Pass It To Find Out What's In It

Obama says, "If you like your job, you can keep it" (caption and photo on the upper right)

ObamaTrade.com
Why No Obamatrade?

Obamatrade aka the TransPacific Parthership (TPP) is misleadingly called a “trade agreement.” But only two of its 26 chapters actually cover trade issues such as tariffs and quotas. Obamatrade is really an expansive system of enforceable global government that the Obama administration is negotiating with eleven Pacific Rim nations: Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Canada, Mexico and Peru. Obamatrade would impose one-size-fits all international rules to which U.S. federal, state and local law would be forced to conform. It would also give preferential treatment to foreign banks and other firms operating here, exempting foreign companies in the US from financial, environmental and land use regulations that US businesses would still be required to obey. Obamatrade would subject the U.S. to the jurisdiction of two systems of foreign tribunals, including World Bank and United Nations tribunals. These foreign tribunals would be empowered to order payment of U.S. tax dollars to foreign firms if U.S. laws undermined the foreign firms’ new special privileges.

[justa-hairyape]

So basically Cruz wants to do away with the 2/3 requirement for the US Senate to pass a treaty with a foreign nation. He wants it replaced with a simple majority requirement in the US Senate and US House. He also wants to do away with the amendment process. What a stupid thing to risk your candidacy over considering who would be given that power for the next year and a half. Presidents are not kings and these trade agreements are not worth making them a king.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

He is starting to really bug me.

[hondact200]

The Constitution reiterates that any treaty mus be approved by the Congress Critters. A president can negotiate a treaty, BUT Congress must approve. Why the negotiations of the treaty are not made public! What is there to hide! Like NAFTA the treaty screwed the American worker. Look at mexico many of the jobs from the USA went to Mexico, the American worker trained his replacement for the job in Mexico. Look at the IT industry - workers from India are replacing American IT guys. So more workers are supposed to be replaced by someone from a turd world nation!

Sooner or later there will be no one working in America and what happens America becomes a Turd Woprld Nation. The American Dream vanishes and the debts are passed unto the grandchildren and great grandchildren for what so some yahoos in DC can live like kings and queens and buy luxury yachts and so forth!

[familyop]

Other politicians are also being criticized for their positions on the TPA/TPP as part of their work for a few oligarchs. No one is being singled out.

Paul Ryan: Now the Ugly Face of the GOP Establishment
conservativehq.com ^ | 6/12/15
"...channeling Nancy Pelosi when he snarled, “It’s declassified and made public once it’s agreed to,” as he tried to sell Obama’s Trade Promotion Authority and Trans-Pacific Partnership treaties to skeptical conservatives during Rules Committee testimony on Wednesday is one of Washington’s saddest tales of how DC’s inside elite capture talent and bend it to their will."