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Malkin: Why America Hates the GOP-Obamatrade Deal
Creators Syndicate ^ | June 12, 2015 | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 06/11/2015 5:08:44 PM PDT by jazusamo

Constitutional conservatives don't like it. Trade unions abhor it. Obama critics hate it. Environmentalists despise it.

Outside the Beltway bubble, a broad coalition of voters from the left, right and center opposes the mega-trade deal getting rammed through Congress this week by the Republican establishment on behalf of the White House. Here's why.

The Obama administration, House GOP leader John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have sold out American sovereignty. Their so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership Commission will have sweeping authority over trade, immigration, environmental, labor and commerce regulations.

As alert watchdogs U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest and U.S. Rep Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., warn: "By adopting fast-track, Congress would be formally authorizing the President to finalize the creation of this Pacific Union and will have surrendered its legislative prerogatives. Before a word, line, paragraph, or page of this plan is made public, Congress will have agreed to give up its treaty powers. ... In effect, one of the most sweeping international agreements seen in years will be given less legislative scrutiny and process than a Post Office reform bill."

The Obama administration, House GOP leader John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have sold out legislative transparency. Boehner smugly asserts that so-called Trade Promotion Authority puts Congress in charge and promotes "more openness" on trade talks. Nonsense. Under the Boehner/Obama plan, Congress gives up its ability to amend any trade deals under fast track, severely limits the ability to debate and lowers the vote threshold in the Senate from 61 to 51. The 11 international parties negotiating with Obama on TPP refuse to sign their dotted lines until Congress agrees to pre-agree to behemoth global trade pacts — sight unseen.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; boehner; gop; mcconnell; michellemalkin; obama; obamatrade; tpp
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To: 1rudeboy

Just for grins mind answering the question?


161 posted on 06/17/2015 7:35:59 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Right after you post your Five Year Plan for American manufacturing.


162 posted on 06/17/2015 7:37:42 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

Increase tariffs, reduce income taxes to zero, stop all immigration for 20 years and a NSRT. Now your turn.


163 posted on 06/17/2015 7:39:13 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: 1rudeboy

“Saving jobs” is BS when some bozo comes along and claims the Founding Fathers intended tariffs for that purpose, and cites the Center for American Progress in support. Frankly, if I was in your shoes I’d be embarrassed...”

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The Founding Fathers intended tariffs to protect American industry. That is why they continued for so long. It works. Hamilton wrote extensively about it. Have you ever heard of Pat Buchanan? He says the same thing? Have you ever heard of Phyllis Schlafly? She says the same thing. I’m not embarrassed to be with them. I would be embarrassed to be joined at the hip with Obama.

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“You stooges”? Out comes the name calling when you are left with nothing else. I knew it was coming. Always does.


164 posted on 06/17/2015 7:48:41 AM PDT by odawg
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To: uncitizen; All; Lazamataz

Mods, whoevers in charge here, please remove my post #18. Thanks!


165 posted on 06/17/2015 7:55:21 AM PDT by uncitizen
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To: uncitizen

I sent an abuse ticket up, for post removal.


166 posted on 06/17/2015 7:56:29 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The new GOP slogan: "Vote for us!!! We're 0.000015% less evil than the Democrats!!!")
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To: Diogenesis

Man I like what Trump is saying. But he would have to “FIRE” so many republocrats, he’d have a new hit TV reality show on Capitol Hill.

I don’t owe the GOP loyalty. Hell when we had Bush in the White House and the Senate and the House, THEY STILL DIDN’T BUILD THE WALL!!!

So n the midst of GOP leadership swearing that SON OF NAFTA will be good....I say SON OF PEROT would be better ...and if he wants to start a third party.....I say ...it about damn time.


167 posted on 06/17/2015 9:21:38 AM PDT by TomasUSMC (FIGHT LIKE WW2, WIN LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.)
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To: Diogenesis
And don't forget about Boehner and McConnell's putting the base's elected representatives into key positions of power.

-PJ

168 posted on 06/17/2015 9:26:32 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: odawg
A stooge is someone who, when scrambling on Google to support his argument, posts something from an organization that should stand against everything he stands for. As for Buchanan, he himself admits Reagan was a free-trader. He probably knows, seeing that he probably wrote Reagan's speeches on the subject.
169 posted on 06/17/2015 1:27:11 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

“A stooge is someone who, when scrambling on Google to support his argument, posts something from an organization that should stand against everything he stands for. As for Buchanan, he himself admits Reagan was a free-trader. He probably knows, seeing that he probably wrote Reagan’s speeches on the subject.’

I get most of my info about free trade from Pat Buchanan.

And a fool is someone like you who can’t overcome his compulsive snotty impulses.


170 posted on 06/17/2015 1:33:57 PM PDT by odawg
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To: Impy
Cruz is in the right.

Did you completely ignore the article, or just don't care if they are willing to sell the Republic?

Congress gives up its ability to amend any trade deals under fast track, severely limits the ability to debate and lowers the vote threshold in the Senate from 61 to 51. The 11 international parties negotiating with Obama on TPP refuse to sign their dotted lines until Congress agrees to pre-agree to behemoth global trade pacts — sight unseen.

171 posted on 06/17/2015 2:54:56 PM PDT by itsahoot (55 years a republican-Now Independent. Will write in Sarah Palin, no matter who runs. RIH-GOP)
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To: itsahoot

The majority of conservatives are not wrong, the majority of liberals are not right.


172 posted on 06/17/2015 4:57:27 PM PDT by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: Impy
3)There is no threat to national sovereignty, that's protectionist propaganda magnified by (understandable but overblown) distrust of ANYTHING that Obama is favor of.

In the words of Congressman Joe Wilson, You Lie.

173 posted on 06/18/2015 12:32:54 AM PDT by itsahoot (55 years a republican-Now Independent. Will write in Sarah Palin, no matter who runs. RIH-GOP)
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To: odawg

Darn right I’m snotty toward protectionists who can’t make their own arguments in a conservative vein . . . even Buchanan can.


174 posted on 06/18/2015 3:52:05 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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