Why Ted Cruz is Right on TPA

Reclaim DC ^ | May 22, 2015 | David Serenda

[SoConPubbie]

It has been said that politics makes strange bedfellows. Well, there is no finer example of that statement than the recent votes on the Trade Promotion Authority. Free trade has long been advanced by conservatives who understand the need to expand our markets beyond our borders. On the other side stands the democrats and the radical left who fear competition and doubt America’s exceptionalism. Yesterday, the Senate cleared the 60 vote hurdle to bring the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) up for a vote. I for one, welcome President Obama to the side of common sense solutions, to help solve the economic disaster that his domestic policies have created. I only wish that he would use that common sense more often.

 

If you have listened to Ted Cruz speak on the economy, you will hear him promote the idea of free trade. One of the many reasons I support Ted Cruz for President is his common sense solutions to solve America’s economic problems. America has experienced a trade deficit for as long as I can remember. A large part of that stems from poorly negotiated trade deals in the past, high tariffs being placed on American products by foreign governments, and currency manipulation. The TPA is a step in the right direction to resolve many of the trade imbalance issues and will provide a set of strict guidelines for negotiations.

 

What exactly is TPA or fast track? I am glad you’ve asked. Trade Promotion Authority, TPA, and Fast Track all refer to the same piece of legislation. First, it is important to note that TPA is not a trade agreement in and of itself, but rather Congress establishing a set of requirements that the President must follow in every trade deal he submits through the TPA “fast track” legislation. By Congress authorizing this legislation they are able to have a part in the terms of the negotiations that take place with foreign governments. In addition to controlling the outline of any trade deal, they are able to force the President to share with them the details of any trade deals as he is negotiating. There are many opportunities for Congress to read and be involved in these negotiations if they really had a desire. There is also a requirement for public summaries to be released throughout the process of the negotiations. Once the trade agreement is completed it must be made available to the public before Congress is able to vote on it.

 

Without the TPA the President is able to negotiate any trade deal without any input from Congress or the American people. Even more alarming the President has the authority to conduct these negotiations in secret and only make them public when he submits them to Congress for approval. Once in Congress the process of buying votes and adding poison pills to the legislation corrupts the entire process. If we know anything about Washington, it is that its corruption runs deeper than the oceans. For these reasons previous Congress, both democratic and republican, have authorized “fast track” legislation.

 

As with anything in politics there are groups who, in an effort to promote their ideology of isolationism, will put out misinformation in order to derail legislation that they oppose. As with anything you read or hear about legislation coming out of Washington, familiarize yourself with not only the facts of the legislation, but any potential bias or agenda the author may be hiding.

 

[ncalburt]

What a load if pure crap your pathetic link is.
Your boy Cruz is a traitor and a billionaire bagboy

read the truth about this Trojan Horse and the Traitor Cruz and the rest of the senate know it.

Its an secret Treaty that let's Soros puppets unlimited power to ram thru never ending mass slave labor and to ship white collar jobs overseas.

http://netrightdaily.com/2015/04/14-things-you-have-to-know-about-fast-track/

The fact Cruz had the nerve to call this a free trade bills tells us he can lie just like Mitch.
TPP was cooked up by Soros to circumvent US laws and to make the US a mass immigrant hell like England thru fast track open ended treaties alowing mass overseas piling into our shores . Soros wrote a globalization book about it ! The utter nonsense he spit out out amending the bill was odd since fast track made amendments illegal .
So why did Cruz put out that bold faced lie . Only Gov Jindal is against the utter dangerous TPP.

[ncalburt]

read this

http://netrightdaily.com/2015/04/14-things-you-have-to-know-about-fast-track/

its a disaster and Cruz knows it.

[ncalburt]

those two K street bold faced liars

read the truth

http://netrightdaily.com/2015/04/14-things-you-have-to-know-about-fast-track/

Cruz and Ryan are owned billionaire frontmen.
As drudge stated .the gop committed treason this week ,

[ncalburt]

read all about it

Cruz and Ryan should be tried as Traitors.

http://netrightdaily.com/2015/04/14-things-you-have-to-know-about-fast-track/

Ryan is the Amnesty Butt Boy in the House and what does that make Mr H1 Visa cheerleader Cruz ?

[astroaddict]

I addressed this already. I got tired of seeing the horrible misinformation and lies being spewed about Cruz’s vote on the TPA.

[ncalburt]

http://netrightdaily.com/2015/04/14-things-you-have-to-know-about-fast-track/

Here are the facts so why tryi to FOOL posters here with your posts. Its a Open Secret treaty that the Soros puppet can change after its voted on !

So let a dangerous American hating Soros puppet get unlimited power to rewrite a treaty which can over rule US laws such as immigration or gun laws .

Soros wrote a book on Globalization and using fast track treaties to circumvent US laws.

[boycott]

“Try educating yourself on this issue and stop being a clueless sap ... “

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This site doesn’t need clueless and classless people like yourself. You’ve been here since May 24, 2015 and you’re already acting like trash. I don’t know, maybe it’s the way your parents raised you?

I know more than enough about this subject and my sources are people far better educated on the subject than you.

You’ve only come here for one reason. You have an agenda. I’ve read some of your posts to others. Not only are some of your replies uncivil but they’re also ignorant and misleading.

I do not wish to engage in further discussions with classless people like yourself so let’s put an end to it now. Thank you.

[ncalburt]

So the poster making personal attack is the classy one.

I am telling the truth and all you can do is make personal attacks..

What kind of class do you have ?.You cant handle the truth.

There is no free trade in TPP .
Its a Trojan horse just like the soros written Net Neutrality .

[Jane Long]

Again, a friendly reminder to back off of the snark and projection...it doesn’t help your cause.

You didn’t answer my question, so I’ll ask, again...are your in any way affiliated with the TPA/TPP? Just curious. Thanks.

[astroaddict]

I’m a normal everyday person who works a 12-hour shift 3/4 times a week for a manufacturing company. Sorry it’s not more glamorous.

[Gaffer]

I am in a quandary also. It could have been something as simple as wanting to get beyond an impasse to allow a final vote to occur or trust, or the like. I only know this isn’t enough for me to drop him.

[ncalburt]

You have not..
The treaty is a Open ended Secret deal for what reason again ?....
Why is a far left radical given the power to revise the treaty after the Vote !

He voted to destroy the US constitution requiring 66 votes for Treaty by ramming thru Cloture which guarantees a bills passage .

treason is what this trojan horse nightmare is .

Even Drudge calls TPP Treason and Gop suicide.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yes exported factories and US jobs. I don’t know what they are eating in Mexico because all their produce and meat is here our grocery stores.

Mexican POS trucks are now driving all over the US delivering stuff our truckers used to deliver.

Yes NAFTA has been a roaring success. For the Mexicans.

[Jane Long]

Why are you apologizing for the work you do? Working shifts for a manufacturing company is nothing to apologize for.

So, no affiliation with the TPA/TPP?

[ncalburt]

Sorry I thought you posted to me

[Georgia Girl 2]

As far as I know the govt is saying this TPA will even up our horrible trade deficit. I just don’t think its true.

[gogeo]

A field of straw man arguments.

There may be good reasons to support the legislation, but the article contains no examples.

[ncalburt]

exactly

Sadly, Ross Perot called it back in 1992 and we have been sliding downhill ever since.

And now we want to ship the white collar jobs overseas too with this trojan horse and get millions of a

third world refugees who vote Dem in return.

Who thought this was a great idea !
K street , Wall Street, and Soros !

[skeeter]

We still have a trade deficit? I thought NAFTA took care of that.

[AlanGreenSpam]

Odawg: Anyone (like you) who is against “Free Trade” in principle - is DELUSIONAL and also doesn’t believe in FREEDOM & FREE MARKETS.

The cold reality is we have a world economy and we MUST compete with the rest of the low wage laborers in the world. We’ll have to do so by working smarter and using our superior infrastructure & technology.

Are you really so naive to believe that we can create our own “American Job bubble” (with high wages/benefits that are incredulously insulated from the world economy).

Maybe you should join a Union...

In fact, the Union mentality is a close cousin of your Anti-free-trade mentality. When you naively say you’re against free trade, you’re essentially saying you want to establish an “American Labor Union.”

Study economics before you post.