Totally false. Probably the most-repeated myth right now isnt even related to TPA but instead to the TPP, which is still being negotiated. According to the anti-TPA script, the TPP is so secret that nobody knows whats in it, andmuch like Obamacare legislationnobody, not even Congress, will know whats in it until the agreement is passed into law. Once again, however, nothing could be further from the truth:
Today's history lesson: Nutty ol' Perot on NAFTA's scary secrecy. Sound familiar? #TPP #TPA https://t.co/YLjlJfusUr pic.twitter.com/l1LGWPftzV
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) June 5, 2015
Yes, protectionists have been using the same secrecy lines for over 20 years. In fact, if you replaced NAFTA with TPP in those old Ross Perot commercials, theyd be almost indistinguishable from the ones on our TVs today.
Bottom line: when or if TPA is passed, the general public will have monthsand if the presidential elections interfere, maybe yearsto review the TPP before Congress acts on it. Think thats crazy? Well, its precisely what happened to U.S. FTAs with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, which were signed by President Bush but sat around (online) for years before they were submitted to, and passed by, Congress in 2011.
Can you post the bill that is in the “Secret Room”.
Many of us would like to read it.
Sorry your bill failed today.
Maybe your buddy Bonehead can twist some arms and ram it thru like he
did the Cromibus.
Nice talking point, but given the track record for mystery meat in Congress, no sale. Bring it all out in the open - and not during some perfunctory public release period.
If it’s such a good deal, then they will have no problem with absolute transparency in the process. Save the secrecy for the DoD.