As I understand it, the senate is and has been precluded form adding amendments to such deals negotiated between the president and other world leaders, because, basically, if a deal is negotiated and agreed to by two leaders, and then congress comes along and adds other things to it, it will become some other than what was agreed to.
I don’t see anything particularly wrong with that concept.
I would prefer that Obama not be empowered, or be entrusted with any further power, but I am also not opposed to Ted Cruz or others voting in favor of free trade in a bill that is not classified or secret.
I would rather they wait until Obama is not president. That is my preference. But if they want to do it now, I would not hold it against those who support it.
I do not support any sort of secret legislation, however.
And if anyone was to vote for a bill at anytime that the public was never allowed to read, such as what happened with Obamacare, then I would not be able to support that person.
It is my understanding that TPP would become declassified and the text made available for viewing for 60 days prior to any vote occurring on it.
Usually, I would agree with everything you say.
But 0bama is President.
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Yes this sounds familiar. We’ve all heard this before. I guess this time they really, really mean it.
Pftt.
How sad.