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Chris Matthews: Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are “traitorous” for trying to abolish the IRS
MoFoPolitics.com ^ | JUN. 19, 2013

Posted on 06/20/2015 10:28:05 AM PDT by SoConPubbie

“The right wing are crazy! What they’re saying about getting rid of the IRS is insane, and I think almost traitorous…”

Hardball June 19.

* The following clip has been edited to make Chris Matthews look as bad as possible as per MP’s loose journalistic standards.

Crazy Chris Matthews basically accusing Ted Cruz and Rand Paul of being Traitors for wanting to get rid of the IRS


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; election2016; irs; tedcruz; texas
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To: Tzfat

Confusing TPA and TPP methinks....


21 posted on 06/20/2015 11:16:16 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright
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To: DoughtyOne

Really, MSNBC is now clearly what it has been all along. A sheltered workshop for the (intellectually) disabled.


22 posted on 06/20/2015 11:25:55 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: C. Edmund Wright
Typical obfuscation to claim a poster has confused TPP and TPA. Not so. TPA makes TPP possible. Otherwise it is likely to fail.

But let's play a game, should we? TPA is an authority thfat congress grants to Obama an authority otherwise reserved to the Congress. What Conservative in his right mind would grant this Marxist any additional authority? Saying you recognize the suspicion Conservatives have for Obama, and then to double down shows that it is Cruz that we should distrust.
23 posted on 06/20/2015 11:30:13 AM PDT by Tzfat
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To: SoConPubbie

Chrissie is still crazy as hell. I’d bet a lot of people just laugh in his face.


24 posted on 06/20/2015 11:30:29 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Tzfat

I don’t think that’s right at all. And stick your attitude.....we’re having a discussion here, a potential disagreement, and in your paranoid childish rant you almost accused me of intentionally trying to confuse the topic.


25 posted on 06/20/2015 11:32:06 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright
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To: TexasTransplant

Ted says he wants to replace it with something else with deductions and everything.


26 posted on 06/20/2015 11:35:24 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: SoConPubbie

I think they’re crazy for not going after the IRS and the Federal Reserve while people are listening. Get rid of them both!


27 posted on 06/20/2015 11:37:55 AM PDT by grania
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To: C. Edmund Wright
Childish rant? Sheesh. Grow up.

Confusing TPA and TPP methinks....

Accusing a FReeper of confusion. That is more like a rant.
28 posted on 06/20/2015 11:43:58 AM PDT by Tzfat
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To: Sacajaweau

IRS can’t be abolished? Ok then, Cruz, et al. should be saying they will abolish the current tax code and replace it with a simple, fair and/or flat tax. Streamlining the code along with modernizing/privatizing tax return processing would allow IRS headcount (~100K) and overhead to be drastically cut. Rename it the Taxpayer First Support Service!


29 posted on 06/20/2015 11:43:59 AM PDT by HoosierWordsmith
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To: SoConPubbie

It’s the IRS who is the traitor. One scandal after another. Inability to perform even their basic functions. Harrasment of law-abiding citizens.


30 posted on 06/20/2015 11:46:15 AM PDT by Dante3
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To: wastoute

= :^)


31 posted on 06/20/2015 11:50:23 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
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To: Sacajaweau

i respect your opinion, but we fund everything by printing money. since we abandoned the gold standard and adopted fiat currency, the irs is nothing but a control and confiscatory arm of the federal government.
the tax code also enables corporations to pay for all business related expenses with 50 cent dollars.
i agree we’ll never see it go away, but it serves no useful purpose except enforcement of police state activities.


32 posted on 06/20/2015 12:05:08 PM PDT by Palio di Siena
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To: SoConPubbie
According to Chris "tingles", Castros's chief executioner "Che" was 'kind of cute'. Says his kids wear t-shirts with him on it.

From MSNBC Hardball with Chris Matthews (transcript)
March. 21, 2006:

KRISTINN, FREEREPUBLIC.COM: We have kids that wear Che Guevara shirts here in the United States.

MATTHEWS: Yes, but they're kind of cute at this point, aren't they? They're not about somebody out to get us now. I think there's a difference. I mean, that's kind of camp almost, isn't it?...is Che Guevara the symbol of hate in the United States anymore?

KRISTINN: Yes.

MATTHEWS: I don't think so. I mean, a lot of our kids wear them. I see kids wearing them all the time, even my kids wear them. It's like a Robert Marley T-shirt at this point.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11943459/

33 posted on 06/20/2015 12:21:39 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Sacajaweau
I don't know why they even go there. You simply can't abolish the IRS.

It's how we fund our Army and government, etc etc..


Exactly! Why, if it weren't for those hard-working colonial IRS agents, General Washington would never have won the war! Oh, wait...
34 posted on 06/20/2015 12:26:17 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: Tzfat
What Does TPA Mean?
35 posted on 06/20/2015 12:26:31 PM PDT by Isara
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To: Isara

Give it up. Just admit that Cruz blew his chance at the nomination.


36 posted on 06/20/2015 12:27:42 PM PDT by Tzfat
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To: Tzfat
Senator Cruz entirely understands the widespread suspicion of the President. Nobody has been more vocal in pointing out the President’s lawlessness or more passionate about fighting his usurpation of congressional authority.

Senator Cruz would not and will not give President Obama one more inch of unrestricted power.

There have been a lot of questions and concerns about the ongoing Pacific trade negotiations. Many of those concerns, fueled by the media, stem from confusion about Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Let’s unpack the issues one by one.

What are TPA and TPP?
TPA stands for Trade Promotion Authority, also known as “fast track”. TPA is a process by which trade agreements are approved by Congress. Through TPA, Congress sets out up-front objectives for the Executive branch to achieve in free trade negotiations; in exchange for following those objectives, Congress agrees to hold an up-or-down vote on trade agreements without amendments. For the past 80 years, it has proven virtually impossible to negotiate free-trade agreements without the fast-track process.

TPP stands for Trans-Pacific Partnership. TPP is a specific trade agreement currently being negotiated by the United States and 11 other countries, including Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. China is not a negotiating partner. There is no final language on TPP because negotiations are still ongoing and have been since late 2009. Neither the Senate nor the House has voted yet on the TPP. There will be no vote on TPP until the negotiations are over and the final agreement is sent to Congress.

Some Key Facts:

Does TPA give up the Senate’s treaty power?
No. Under the Constitution, there are two ways to make binding law: (1) through a treaty, ratified by two-thirds of the Senate, or (2) through legislation passed by a majority of both Houses of Congress. TPA employs the second constitutional path, as trade bills always have done. It has long been recognized that the Constitution’s Origination Clause applies to trade bills, requiring the House of Representatives’ involvement.

Does the United States give up Sovereignty by entering into TPP?
No. Nothing in the agreement forces Congress to change any law. TPA explicitly provides that nothing in any trade agreement can change U.S. law. Congress is the only entity that can make U.S. law, and Congress is the only entity that can change U.S. law. Nothing about TPP or TPA could change that.

Does Senator Ted Cruz support TPP?
Senator Cruz has not taken a position either in favor or against TPP. He will wait until the agreement is finalized and he has a chance to study it carefully to ensure that the agreement will open more markets to American-made products, create jobs, and grow our economy. Senator Cruz has dedicated his professional career to defending U.S. sovereignty and the U.S. Constitution. He will not support any trade agreement that would diminish or undermine either.

Does Senator Ted Cruz support TPA?
Yes. Senator Cruz voted in favor of TPA earlier this year because it breaks the logjam that is preventing the U.S. from entering into trade deals that are good for American workers, American businesses, and our economy. Ronald Reagan emphatically supported free trade, and Senator Cruz does as well. He ran for Senate promising to support free trade, and he is honoring that commitment to the voters.

Free trade helps American farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers; indeed, one in five American jobs depends on trade, in Texas alone 3 million jobs depend on trade. When we open up foreign markets, we create American jobs.

TPA also strengthens Congress’ hand in trade negotiations, and provides transparency by making the agreement (including TPP) public for at least 60 days before the Congress can act on any final agreement. Without TPA, there is no such transparency, and the Congress’ role in trade agreements is weaker.

Is TPA Constitutional?
TPA and similar trade authority has been upheld by the Supreme Court as constitutional for more than 100 years.

Does TPA give the President more authority?
No. TPA ensures that Congress has the ability to set the objectives up-front for free trade agreements.

Trade Promotion Authority has been used to reduce trade barriers since FDR. When Harry Reid took over the Senate, he killed it. History demonstrates that it is almost impossible to negotiate a free-trade agreement without TPA. Right now without TPA, America is unable to negotiate free-trade agreements, putting the United States at a disadvantage to China, which is taking the lead world-wide. It is not in America’s interests to have China writing the rules of international trade.

Moreover, Obama is going to be president for just 18 more months. TPA is six-year legislation. If we want the next president (hopefully a Republican) to be able to negotiate free-trade agreements to restart our economy and create jobs here at home then we must reinstate TPA. With a Republican president in office, Senate Democrats would almost certainly vote party-line to block TPA, so now is the only realistic chance.

How can Senator Cruz trust Obama?
He doesn’t. Not at all. No part of Senator Cruz’s support for TPA was based on trusting Obama. However, under TPA, every trade deal is still subject to approval by Congress. If the Obama Administration tries to do something terrible in a trade agreement, Congress can vote it down. And most congressional Democrats will always vote no—because union bosses oppose free trade, so do most Democrats—which means a handful of conservative congressional Republicans have the votes to kill any bad deal. That’s a serious check on presidential power.

Isn’t TPP a “living agreement”?
That particular phrase—a foolish and misleading way to put it—is found in the “summary” portion of one particular section of the draft agreement. That section allows member nations to amend the agreement in the future, expressly subject to the approval of their governments. Thus, if some amendment were proposed in the future, Congress would have to approve it before it went into effect.

But isn’t TPA a secret agreement?
No, it is not. The full text of TPA (fast track) is public. What the Senate just voted for was TPA, not TPP.

Right now, the text of TPP is classified. That is a mistake. Senator Cruz has vigorously called on the Obama administration to make the full text of TPP open to the public immediately. The text being hidden naturally only fuels concerns about what might be in it. Senator Cruz has read the current draft of TPP, and it should be made public now.

Critically, under TPA, TPP cannot be voted on until after the text has been public for 60 days. Therefore, everyone will be able to read it long before it comes up for a vote.

Couldn’t Obama use a trade agreement to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants?
No. There is one section of TPP that concerns immigration, but it affects only foreign nations—the United States has explicitly declined to sign on to that section.

Moreover, Senator Cruz introduced a TPA amendment to expressly prohibit any trade deal from attempting to alter our immigration laws.

Two Republican Senators (Lindsey Graham and Rand Paul) blocked the Senate’s consideration of that amendment, but the House of Representatives has agreed to include that language in the final text of the trade legislation. Thus, assuming the House honors that public commitment, federal law will explicitly prohibit any trade deal from impacting immigration.

And, regardless, no trade agreement can change U.S. law; only Congress can change U.S. law.

37 posted on 06/20/2015 12:32:57 PM PDT by Isara
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To: Isara

Blah, blah, blah. Cut and paste propaganda.


38 posted on 06/20/2015 12:40:01 PM PDT by Tzfat
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To: Tzfat; Isara
Blah, blah, blah. Cut and paste propaganda.

Blah, Blah, Blah, Cut and Paste purposeful Ignorance.
39 posted on 06/20/2015 12:42:13 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie

That is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard.


40 posted on 06/20/2015 12:43:13 PM PDT by GeronL
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