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EXCLUSIVE — TED CRUZ: OBAMATRADE ENMESHED IN CORRUPT, BACKROOM DEALINGS
Breitbart ^ | 23 June 2015 | Ted Cruz

Posted on 06/23/2015 4:29:02 AM PDT by Leto

As a general matter, I agree (as did Ronald Reagan) that free trade is good for America; when we open up foreign markets, it helps American farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers. But TPA in this Congress has become enmeshed in corrupt Washington backroom deal-making, along with serious concerns that it would open up the potential for sweeping changes in our laws that trade agreements typically do not include. Since the Senate first voted on TPA, there have been two material changes. First, WikiLeaks subsequently revealed new troubling information regarding the Trade in Services Agreement, or TiSA, one of the trade deals being negotiated by Obama. Despite the administration’s public assurances that it was not negotiating on immigration, several chapters of the TiSA draft posted online explicitly contained potential changes in federal immigration law. TPA would cover TiSA, and therefore these changes would presumably be subject to be fast-track. When TPA last came up for a vote, both Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)80% and I introduced amendments that would have barred fast-track treatment for any trade agreement that attempted to impact immigration law. Two other Republican senators objected, and we were both denied votes on our amendments. Instead, the House inserted substantially weaker language in related legislation.

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To: Jane Long; MN_Mike

To: MN_Mike

I am laughing at all the haters who likely didn’t read Cruz explanation and are against him before and after.


Haters? The only haters are the ones who consistently bashed those of us for being AGAINST this cr@pola. We were called trolls for not blindly supporting Sen Cruz.

Who’s laughing, now?


So true, Jane. So true.


601 posted on 06/23/2015 4:20:43 PM PDT by boycott
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To: boycott

"It's SECRET. We had to vote for it
to find out what was in it."

602 posted on 06/23/2015 4:21:21 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: CCGuy

Oh, for heaven’s sake, it isn’t all about you. Get over yourself.


603 posted on 06/23/2015 4:23:03 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ( ((("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))))
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To: CatherineofAragon

Funny how folks that were all over me want to forget about the entire discussion after they were proven to be absolutely WRONG.


604 posted on 06/23/2015 4:26:38 PM PDT by CCGuy (USAF (Ret.))
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To: TNMOUTH

“So, you don’t intend to vote...you just intend to bitch and complain...no, I guess you really aren’t the problem.”

You’ve got it part right. I really, really, really don’t intend to vote. As for complaining, I’d rather do something useful. Like implement conservative measures without the electoral politics. Which I think is possible. Frankly complaining about politics is too easy. Everyone gets that it’s messed up. It’s what you offer up instead that matters.

One small example of what I’m talking about: uber. Uber has shaken up the taxi monopolies across the country. It has reduced, ina small way, the breadth and scope of government. It didn’t rely on voting for X politician or Y political party. It simply did it.

Electoral politics has failed conservatives. Badly. Yet we continue to play a rigged game with a stacked deck and a crooked dealer. But do we get up and walk away from the table? No. We get all excitable about whether harry reid or john boehner gets to have a seat on the gaming commission.


605 posted on 06/23/2015 4:30:32 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat ( The ballot is a suggestion box for slaves and fools.)
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To: CatherineofAragon

bump


606 posted on 06/23/2015 4:31:23 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: CCGuy

I don’t know if I posted to you and I don’t really care.

I’m not an expert on trade bills, but from what I read it seemed okay. Apparently Boehner made changes to the bill that Cruz wasn’t going to go for.

I respect the fact that he changed his stance. That’s good character there. And I have no problem admitting being wrong, although I will say if Cruz didn’t know about the changes until the last minute, I don’t know how I could have.

Bottom line, Cruz is the most solid conservative in the race, and I’m sticking with him.

As for you, continue praising yourself and trumpeting how right you were. Seems like you’re making up for all the fawning you want others to do.


607 posted on 06/23/2015 4:35:28 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ( ((("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))))
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To: Diogenesis

Ted should have been doing what Sessions was doing the entire time.

I’ll give him a little credit for waking up on this garbage but he came up short on this one.


608 posted on 06/23/2015 4:37:20 PM PDT by boycott
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To: conservativejoy

Are you in Tennessee too?!


609 posted on 06/23/2015 4:48:36 PM PDT by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: CatherineofAragon

My point proven again.


610 posted on 06/23/2015 4:50:48 PM PDT by CCGuy (USAF (Ret.))
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To: conservativejoy

Your about page didn’t say where you’re from - mine probably doesn’t either!

We need to keep track of each other, and the rest of the Tennesseans. That doesn’t look quite right;(


611 posted on 06/23/2015 4:51:58 PM PDT by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: Jack Black

He did not predict anything. The way this stinking world is today, I don’t think we have much chance to see out the 20-teens. I think the LORD is THAT close to coming for His Bride! As I said, he gave info he had gathered. He did not make a prediction. Oh, and how many predictions have YOU personally made in your life that did not come true? I can think of a few that I did and they still have not come true. So, no one is perfect. Especially in the eyes of a Perfect GOD!


612 posted on 06/23/2015 4:56:35 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (It is about THE CROSS. It has always been and always will be about the CROSS!!!)
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To: Leto; All

So where are the Cruz supporters who were saying this Obamatrade was good for America just because cruz supported it?

will they flip flop too as their leader cruz did?

many of those attacke me here for daring to criticize Obamatrade as the trojan horse it is.

This Obama trade deal is a trojan horse.It’s disguised as “free trade” What It really allows is for Obama to flood the USA with an unlimited number of 3rd world immigrants ...
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/04/dick_morris_fast_track_could_lead_to_unlimited_immigration.html

This Fast track gives Obama power to make treaties that override U.S. laws. It’s the destruction of the republic.It gives obama unlimited dictatorial power to destroy the U.S. Proof here :

http://getliberty.org/oppose-trade-authority-for-obama-on-pacific-trade-deal/
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/20233 .

Obama has been working on this TPP obamatrade agreement for at least 5 years in Secret.
Congress just voted to give Obama fast track trade promotion authority to pass this horrendous trojan horse secret agreement. That means that Congress cannot even debate about this nor add amendments and only 51% of the vote is needed to pass it instead of the usual 60% needed (cloture) .

This TPP is something that the left and Obama have been crafting for 5 years and now gets no debate and cannot even seen by the American people only after they shove it down our throat.

They voted to let Obama act like a dictator to pass this country destroying TPP. So Obama gets to pass his own law in which the left have crafted MANY ways to get around U.S. immigration law. They call it “trade in services” which is really Obama’s immigration agenda. If you read these links you’ll see all this is true. One link is from Jeff Sessions.


613 posted on 06/23/2015 5:05:28 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: Calpublican

same here. many cruz supporters blasted me too for daring to say obamatrade an obama agenda item was a trojan horse. and they wouldn’t listen to reason and links that showed it was a trojan horse

This Obama trade deal is a trojan horse.It’s disguised as “free trade” What It really allows is for Obama to flood the USA with an unlimited number of 3rd world immigrants ...
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/04/dick_morris_fast_track_could_lead_to_unlimited_immigration.html

This Fast track gives Obama power to make treaties that override U.S. laws. It’s the destruction of the republic.It gives obama unlimited dictatorial power to destroy the U.S. Proof here :

http://getliberty.org/oppose-trade-authority-for-obama-on-pacific-trade-deal/
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/20233 .

Obama has been working on this TPP obamatrade agreement for at least 5 years in Secret.
Congress just voted to give Obama fast track trade promotion authority to pass this horrendous trojan horse secret agreement. That means that Congress cannot even debate about this nor add amendments and only 51% of the vote is needed to pass it instead of the usual 60% needed (cloture) .

This TPP is something that the left and Obama have been crafting for 5 years and now gets no debate and cannot even seen by the American people only after they shove it down our throat.

They voted to let Obama act like a dictator to pass this country destroying TPP. So Obama gets to pass his own law in which the left have crafted MANY ways to get around U.S. immigration law. They call it “trade in services” which is really Obama’s immigration agenda. If you read these links you’ll see all this is true. One link is from Jeff Sessions.


614 posted on 06/23/2015 5:08:08 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: conservativejoy; All
you're hopless . I spent almost a whole day showing you links that proved how all of this obama agenda item are a trojan horse and you didn't listen and now you keep spinning with the clinton “the meaning of is is” so detailed spinning. the same goes for some other cruz supporters on here who also attacked me although you conservative joy i remember not attacking me but still you spun too much. i explained to you that what offended me terribly was that many cruz supporters here were trying to advance the obama agenda of obamatrade (really obamaimmigration) and giving out misinformation to do it. the TPA is the dangerous thing cause it allows obama to pass the rest of it all of it almost by himself . and notice always just enuogh democrats come out for it to pass the Obama agenda.

It's really simple all of this Obama’s agend and it is mostly a trojan horse that obama disguised as free trade but is really obama’s immigration agenda.

This Obama trade deal is a trojan horse.It’s disguised as “free trade” What It really allows is for Obama to flood the USA with an unlimited number of 3rd world immigrants ...
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/04/dick_morris_fast_track_could_lead_to_unlimited_immigration.html

This Fast track gives Obama power to make treaties that override U.S. laws. It’s the destruction of the republic.It gives obama unlimited dictatorial power to destroy the U.S. Proof here :

http://getliberty.org/oppose-trade-authority-for-obama-on-pacific-trade-deal/
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/20233 .

Obama has been working on this TPP obamatrade agreement for at least 5 years in Secret.
Congress just voted to give Obama fast track trade promotion authority to pass this horrendous trojan horse secret agreement. That means that Congress cannot even debate about this nor add amendments and only 51% of the vote is needed to pass it instead of the usual 60% needed (cloture) .

This TPP is something that the left and Obama have been crafting for 5 years and now gets no debate and cannot even seen by the American people only after they shove it down our throat.

They voted to let Obama act like a dictator to pass this country destroying TPP. So Obama gets to pass his own law in which the left have crafted MANY ways to get around U.S. immigration law. They call it “trade in services” which is really Obama’s immigration agenda. If you read these links you’ll see all this is true. One link is from Jeff Sessions.

616 posted on 06/23/2015 5:16:36 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: conservativejoy; xzins; SoConPubbie; 2ndDivisionVet
Well, I agree with Cruz as it concerns the first TPA Bill that was passed in the Senate. The House version is a different story, hence his changed vote.

From the article:

Since the Senate first voted on TPA, there have been two material changes. First, WikiLeaks subsequently revealed new troubling information regarding the Trade in Services Agreement, or TiSA, one of the trade deals being negotiated by Obama.

That is not a material "change". It was a material discovery of what he voted for. He voted to fast track a bill that was really bad. The bill didn't change, he just "discovered" what was in it. Sessions was right all along and Ted was wrong all along.

Second, TPA’s progress through the House and Senate appears to have been made possible by secret deals between Republican Leadership and the Democrats.

Again that is not a change in the Bill, just in the procedures to get it passed.

Anyone who says Ted Cruz changed his vote because of "material changes" in the bill is deluded. He changed his vote because he stopped dead in the polls and the money train from the grassroots dried up.

617 posted on 06/23/2015 5:21:14 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Saying that ISIL is not Islamic is like saying Obama is not an Idiot.)
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To: conservativejoy
Cruz isn't perfect and would be the first to say so. There are those who are looking for the perfect Conservative...no such thing and kidding themselves if they think so. The only perfection there ever was and is is Jesus Christ.

That said...Cruz is a Constitutionalist....and he stands on that ...that is his approach to all he faces and seeking God's wisdom as he goes. It really doesn't get any better than that in my book.

It's an election year and people need to give "room". If they can't then they need to get out of the way!

618 posted on 06/23/2015 5:26:52 PM PDT by caww
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To: Isara
You spent a whole day spinning telling me how this TPA and Obamatrade were so good for America. So now Cruz changes his mind and what do you say now? i was offended that many of you cruz supporters were putting out misinformation to advance the Obama agenda of Obamatrade(really obama immigration trojan horse as i repeatedly explained ) but i was only made fun of and some said i was against cruz. so i was right that this obama was using this obamatrade to flood the country with 3rd world immigrants to destroy the USA .and now cruz admits he was wrong and you all are still trying to spin it. obamatrade is either good or bad can't be both. of course it's bad for America what else would you expect from obama? i was trying to save America not bash cruz by proxy

This Obama trade deal is a trojan horse.It’s disguised as “free trade” What It really allows is for Obama to flood the USA with an unlimited number of 3rd world immigrants ...
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/04/dick_morris_fast_track_could_lead_to_unlimited_immigration.html

This Fast track gives Obama power to make treaties that override U.S. laws. It’s the destruction of the republic.It gives obama unlimited dictatorial power to destroy the U.S. Proof here :

http://getliberty.org/oppose-trade-authority-for-obama-on-pacific-trade-deal/
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/20233 .

Obama has been working on this TPP obamatrade agreement for at least 5 years in Secret.
Congress just voted to give Obama fast track trade promotion authority to pass this horrendous trojan horse secret agreement. That means that Congress cannot even debate about this nor add amendments and only 51% of the vote is needed to pass it instead of the usual 60% needed (cloture) .

This TPP is something that the left and Obama have been crafting for 5 years and now gets no debate and cannot even seen by the American people only after they shove it down our throat.

They voted to let Obama act like a dictator to pass this country destroying TPP. So Obama gets to pass his own law in which the left have crafted MANY ways to get around U.S. immigration law. They call it “trade in services” which is really Obama’s immigration agenda. If you read these links you’ll see all this is true. One link is from Jeff Sessions.

619 posted on 06/23/2015 5:30:31 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: RKBA Democrat
Obviously the fact that I’m on your ponglist is festering in your craw. So please, by all means remove me. If there are any arricles that interest me, I’ll see them on the forum.

You're gone!
620 posted on 06/23/2015 5:30:57 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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