Posted on 06/12/2015 10:52:45 AM PDT by nwrep
House Democrats rebuffed a dramatic personal appeal from President Obama on Friday, torpedoing his ambitious push to expand his trade negotiating power — and, quite likely, his chance to secure a legacy-defining trade accord spanning the Pacific Ocean.
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LOL! On the one hand, yes. But we have so many different opinions that I would be afraid EVERYONE would end up on the list. So maybe it is safer to just tag them one by one, issue by issue and vote by vote. Maybe they could wear the permanent label if they achieve X number of turncoat points.
Is Ted Cruz crying alongside odumbi?
Anyone cheering for Pelosi should recall another Dem named Bart Stupak. Remember how he was going to stop Obamacare? How’d that work out?
If, as promoters amazingly suggest, the President had more powers without fast-track, he would veto it. The authority granted in “Trade Promotion Authority” is authority transferred from Congress to the Executive and, ultimately, to international bureaucrats. The entire purpose of fast-track is for Congress to surrender its power to the Executive for six years.
Legislative concessions include: control over the content of legislation, the power to fully consider that legislation on the floor, the power to keep debate open until Senate cloture is invoked, and the constitutional requirement that treaties receive a two-thirds vote. Legislation cannot even be amended.
We are already living in a tyranny of the Executive Branch with Obama usurping powers not given to him under the Constitution, e.g., two executive amnesties, deciding what portions of Obamacare will or will not be implemented, misuse of the EPA and IRS. It needs to be stopped. This is about the Constitution, not some blind allegiance to a political candidate. I don't need Ted Cruz or Duncan Hunter or Jeff Sessions to be my guide on what is right or wrong. I deal with substance and actions, not rhetoric.
Yeah that may be the case being all Kabuki.
Another way would be a one white feather, two white feather, three white feather and you’re HUNG! Remember George Washington hung deserters, informers, and traitors. WHEN are we going to HOLD the TRAITORS ACCOUNTABLE?
Nobody outside this forum has figured that out yet. But since TPA passed, the only thing standing in the way of TPP is satisfying the dems on tweaking TAA. They will vote on that right before the holiday and sneak it through before anyone can figure it out. Once the TAA is tweaked, TPP will be implemented. Evil geniuses. Thanks for catching this.
“This is Cruz’s opportunity to correct his thinking, and vote “NO” this time around.”
Cruz has explained his positions in all important areas including, in detail, the TPA trade bill and the secret TPP bill. Regarding the TPP secret bill, he says it should not have been secret but it will be public for 60 days before they vote on it. That info. is at the approximate 55/56 minute point in his speech in New Hampshire on June 1, 2015..
I urge everyone to listen to his very long speech and answering audience questions. You will know exactly where he stands on every important issue. Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sznh5AjageI&feature=youtu.be
Be an informed voter and listen to what Cruz actually says instead of believing whatever someone else says about his position on important issues.
Troll.
Bttt
Once upon a time, any congresscritter that would have even considered voting for any such thing would have quickly envisioned their house being burned to the ground, and made the right choice.
This nation is one of 97% procumbent catamites.
Well til next week anyway. :-)
“Life’s a Bitch. Don’t Elect One!
Now that deserves some sort of prize.
This is about who will have power in the “NEXT” Presidency. It will take that long for this legislation to go thru the hoops and be implemented. By then there will be a New President.
Democrats are playing on next years board...not now...and why Pelosi and other Democrates voted against this and were more then happy to go against Obama. (Lame duck)
Seriously though, around my neck of these here threads what you call "Troll" I consider FRiends.
Check your head.
Anyone who posts the same thing over and over on the same and different threads is trolling. We call those people trolls.
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