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Cruz: TPA Doesn’t Give Obama More Power, Jeff Sessions ‘Not Accurate’ On TPP
Breitbard ^ | 06/12/2015 | Ian Hanchett

Posted on 06/12/2015 12:41:58 PM PDT by SoConPubbie

Texas Senator and GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) “is not giving the president more authority” and that Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is “not accurate” in some of his claims regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Friday’s broadcast of “The Kuhner Report” on Boston’s WRKO.

Cruz argued that he had been the staunchest opponent of President Barack Obama in Congress. He then separated TPA (Trade Promotion Authority) and the TPP (the Trans-Pacific Partnership). He touched on TPA first, stating that “history has demonstrated, the only way to get a trade agreement adopted is with fast-track. Since FDR, consistently, for 80 years, presidents in both parties have had fast-track. Anytime fast-track has lapsed, trade agreements don’t get negotiated.” He later added that it was a “misunderstanding” to say TPA gave away the Senate’s treaty power. Cruz stated that “Under the Constitution, there are two ways to make binding law. Number one, you can pass a treaty ratified by 2/3ds of the Senate. Or number two, you can pass legislation passed by a majority of both of houses of Congress and signed by the president. … TPA uses the second constitutional path.” And “it’s been long recognized that the Constitution’s Origination Clause applies to trade bills, which means the House of Representatives has to be involved. There’s a reason why trade bills have historically not been done as treaties, because the Constitution says that anything concerning the raising of revenues, and trade bills concern tariffs, which are the raising of revenues, has to originate in the House of Representatives. So, the process of approving a trade agreement through both houses of Congress has been the way it has been done for roughly a century. And it is not giving the president more authority.”

Regarding TPP, Cruz said

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; alabama; cruz; election2016; globalistsforcruz; jeffsessions; tedcruz; texas; tisa; tpa; tpp; wikileaks
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To: Isara

Whatever you say Hillary.


181 posted on 06/12/2015 4:04:44 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: Hardens Hollow

Look pal, one doesn’t need even a moderate IQ to make boot moronic boot lickers look like boot lickers.


182 posted on 06/12/2015 4:07:32 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: SoConPubbie

Ted Cruz has come down on the wrong side of an issue and he does not know how to back out of the swamp as there are too many alligators on his azz. Only a few die hards are defending him. He is committing political suicide similar to Rubio and the Gang of Eight. It happens.


183 posted on 06/12/2015 4:07:44 PM 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: Hardens Hollow

Look pal, one doesn’t need even a moderate IQ to make moronic boot lickers look like boot lickers.


184 posted on 06/12/2015 4:08:04 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: cripplecreek

>For those who are OK with trashing Cruz to protect your candidate<

Cruz was my only candidate of choice. Was. Now I guess I’m screwed. Just because some of us have the capacity and the inclination to think for OURSELVES doesn’t make us “trolls.” Its very childish for some of you to throw a verbal temper tantrum when someone doesn’t agree with you.


185 posted on 06/12/2015 4:11:00 PM PDT by Lil Flower (American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God! ROLL TIDE!!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

I tell you, Uncle Miltie, I am sitting here listening to Mark Levin, who I respect very much, and he is NOT for giving Obama any further power at all. I mean zip, zero, nada.

It’s really hard not to agree with him completely.

How do you trust a known liar? Especially a liar who hates you, loathes you, wants to fundamentally change you and destroy you. How?

And as to the others, congress, many if not most of them are the same as Obama. Heck, Obama came from congress.

This is definitely a stinking mess.


186 posted on 06/12/2015 4:11:54 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless)
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To: Lil Flower

Oh what do you know, another primary season troll.


187 posted on 06/12/2015 4:13:02 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad political fact. Most people prefer a popular lie over an unpopular fact.)
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To: SoConPubbie
Allen West is more of a principled man than Ted Cruz could ever hope to be.

Let us pray that West comes forward soon to lead the charge to retake the Presidency of the United States.

188 posted on 06/12/2015 4:15:38 PM PDT by WIBamian (I will not be abused by liars.)
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To: RitaOK
I mean who else was against it, but for Trump!

Mike Lee.

189 posted on 06/12/2015 4:16:17 PM PDT by Stentor ("The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.)
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To: chris37

<the text made available for viewing for 60 days prior to any vote occurring on it.<

Yes this sounds familiar. We’ve all heard this before. I guess this time they really, really mean it.

Pftt.


190 posted on 06/12/2015 4:16:39 PM PDT by Lil Flower (American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God! ROLL TIDE!!)
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To: Stentor

Repost:

Here’s the VOTE - republicans who voted against it:

NAYs —ONLY 6 Republicans!

Casey (D-PA)

Collins (R-ME)

Lee (R-UT)

Paul (R-KY)

Sessions (R-AL)

Shelby (R-AL)

The only republicans not willing to sell out to Obama.


191 posted on 06/12/2015 4:19:38 PM PDT by LibertyLA (fighting libtards and other giant government enablers!)
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To: cripplecreek
Yeah, and we see how your blind allegiance to any silver-tongued cheap, polyester-suited shuckster gets you all goose-pimply and cross-eyed with the feverish devotion of one who cannot buy enough of the bad medicine that they keep spooning you!
192 posted on 06/12/2015 4:20:32 PM PDT by WIBamian (I will not be abused by liars.)
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To: LibertyLA

Roll Conservative Tide!!!


193 posted on 06/12/2015 4:21:41 PM PDT by WIBamian (I will not be abused by liars.)
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To: Lil Flower

Well that is what it says. I am just trying to deal in facts.

Does it being viewable for 60 days means it’s not likely to pass? I doubt it.

Our government doesn’t have a history of self restraint, and it does seem to be on a trajectory of doing whatever the Hell it wants, screw everyone else.


194 posted on 06/12/2015 4:21:46 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless)
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To: WIBamian

You’re the one without the man parts to face the fact that the other candidates are lying to you about their support.


195 posted on 06/12/2015 4:22:38 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad political fact. Most people prefer a popular lie over an unpopular fact.)
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To: Hostage; Uncle Miltie
it was a “misunderstanding” to say TPA gave away the Senate’s treaty power

A trade bill can have all the effect of a treaty without being called a treaty.

Two things that are equal to the same thing are equal to each other.

196 posted on 06/12/2015 4:29:32 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: cripplecreek
Its a non issue that someone is using to manipulate conservatives.

Drink kool-aid much?

197 posted on 06/12/2015 4:31:39 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: SoConPubbie
Senator Cruz's statement was absolutely DEAD ON and Constitutionally correct.

The right to keep and bare arms shall not be infringed. That constitution thing works every time don't it?

198 posted on 06/12/2015 4:33:43 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: jwalsh07

My goodness.... some of you folks make quite a mess on a thread when your heads explode. You’re making me laugh.


199 posted on 06/12/2015 4:34:34 PM PDT by Gator113 (~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz is the only true Conservative in this race. ~~ just livin' life~~)
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To: itsahoot

Actually no but I’m not the one happy with the fact that the other candidates are telling me a lie I like.


200 posted on 06/12/2015 4:36:11 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad political fact. Most people prefer a popular lie over an unpopular fact.)
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