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LIVE THREAD: House debate and vote on Obamatrade: C-span 1
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Posted on 06/12/2015 6:38:32 AM PDT by ken5050

The House this morning takes up the bill to authorize Obama to negotiate a Trans-Pacific trade deal. Despite the GOP leadership's support, conservatives may well defeat it: they fell by one vote short last night, on a procedural vote on the rule, that would have killed it. Call your congresscritters to vote NO, and post comments and links here if you wish


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To: blueyon; mickie; flaglady47; I still care; sarasmom; Maine Mariner; pax_et_bonum; scottteng; ...
I emailed my congressman, supposed-conservative, Gus Bilarakis (R. Florida Twelfth) two days ago.

You wouldn't even want to read his canned email response to me....overly-windy, tedious, trite, full of platitudes, weasel-words, misdirection, avoidance of the real issue, special-interest-sucking-up, etc. etc. and so forth. I knew right away that he'd be voting for anything advancing ObamaTrade.

The blue dart you just saw streakin' and smokin' past your window was my electronic answer to him. He's on my watch-list today, you'd better believe.

A lot of these DC "representatives" really think we're a bunch of easily-duped dummies out here in fly-over land, don't they!

Leni

81 posted on 06/12/2015 9:36:28 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: bkepley

Yes, it would be a monumental embarrassment, so I don’t think it will happen. But it’s still a possibility.


82 posted on 06/12/2015 9:39:03 AM PDT by GIdget2004
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To: MinuteGal

I called my Rep today...for every reason I was told why he was voting for it.I had a comeback. thanks Free republic because knowledge in the right hands is great!


83 posted on 06/12/2015 9:40:29 AM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: blueyon

Bump


84 posted on 06/12/2015 9:41:42 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Jane Long

No... I mean Steve King.. R Iowa. He’s for this thing, and was telling us that “we’re hopeful, and expect that the president is going to sign this bill and also abide by the provisions in it.”... That’s foolish....


85 posted on 06/12/2015 9:42:47 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: fatima

Democrats opposing. Republicans supporting. What kind of alternate universe are we living in?


86 posted on 06/12/2015 9:45:17 AM PDT by txmissy
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To: MinuteGal

Nepotism at its worst...Gus “inherited” his father’s seat..


87 posted on 06/12/2015 9:46:32 AM PDT by ken5050 (If Hillary is elected president, what role will Huma Abedin have in the White House? Scary, eh?)
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To: blueyon
You got that right. I knew all the right buttons to push in my emails to Bilarakis....thanks to reading FR threads.

I bet the fact that my points are reasoned and intelligent will really frost him when he gets around to actually reading them in person next week or whenever, heheh.

Leni

88 posted on 06/12/2015 9:46:38 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: MinuteGal

Here’s another idiot talking.... he thinks he’ll be able to vote down an Obammy trade agreement. Sure he can vote it down... but Obammy will just executive order it and tell the press that he’s doing what’s best for the country and that republicans want to kill workers, old people, black people, and children.


89 posted on 06/12/2015 9:49:40 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: kjam22
“we’re hopeful, and expect that the president is going to sign this bill and also abide by the provisions in it.”

Ugggh....as if THAT will EVER happen. I like Rep Steve King, but for him to put his faith...and expect We the People to as well..on the above is disappointing. Not ready to call him a fool...but, I am disappointed.

Thanks for the info.

90 posted on 06/12/2015 9:51:23 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: ken5050

Just called Chuck U and Gigglebrat. Got their 19 yr old interns and they were more than happy to take my displeasure against Obamatrade.

Their lines are open and they’re not even asking what your zipcode is like the Pubbie reps do when you call them!! (not surprising)
Gigglebrat: (212) 688-6262
Chuck U: (202) 224-6542


91 posted on 06/12/2015 9:52:26 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Percentage of Income in CS is inversely proportionate to Mother's parenting of children)
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To: Jane Long

No problem... he had several lines about trusting obammy to abide by this law they’re about to pass....


92 posted on 06/12/2015 9:53:12 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: txmissy
Democrats opposing. Republicans supporting. What kind of alternate universe are we living in?

The Democrats have done their jobs. They have enabled the financial strip mining of the United States while keeping everyone out of jail. Now it's time for the Republican branch of the Uniparty to enable shipment of the last manufacturing job outside of the United States. How else to pave the way for a feudal future?

93 posted on 06/12/2015 9:54:23 AM PDT by Stentor ("The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.)
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To: mrs ippi

I called my rep and told him if he voted for it I would not vote for him again.


94 posted on 06/12/2015 9:54:51 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

Here comes Stretch Pelosi.....


95 posted on 06/12/2015 9:58:07 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: ken5050; Maine Mariner; pax_et_bonum; flaglady47; mickie; Chigirl 26
At least Bilirakis' dad was a fairly-dependable conservative, unlike Junior. When I held elected public office, Senior Bilirakis was close friends with one of my political mentors, the late, great Cong. Henry Hyde of Illinois...and the two of them worked closely together on issues of importance to conservatives.

Junior Bilarakis is richly reaping the benefits of his last name without having to employ the difficult conservative labors diligently exercised for many years by his father.

Leni

96 posted on 06/12/2015 9:59:11 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: kjam22

Porky Pig speaks more clearly than Pelosi.


97 posted on 06/12/2015 10:00:59 AM PDT by BulletBobCo
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To: BulletBobCo

Sounds like a clock is about to stop and we are going to agree with her on this.... unless she changes in mid stream.


98 posted on 06/12/2015 10:01:55 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: mrs ippi

Faux News channel ignored this TPA last night. I watched up until 10PM and gave it up. They are a defacto wing of the GOPe.


99 posted on 06/12/2015 10:02:37 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: BulletBobCo

What she’s mad about is that she didn’t get something she wants thrown into the mix in order to secure her vote.


100 posted on 06/12/2015 10:03:05 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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