Posted on 07/24/2015 10:24:01 AM PDT by Java4Jay
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in a blistering floor speech Friday accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) of lying to him over a deal to vote on reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank.
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Exposing the GOPe is EVERYTHING. Cruz is doing that.
It's not as though a man from the state of New York had no choice but to endorse a horrific senator from Kentucky. He did. He could have remained silent.
I knew it was bad instantly as it was Obama’s trade agenda . and it is the worst thing ever.
This Obamatrade deal is not just about trade but about Obama changing U.S. immigration laws . It allows Obama to import hundreds of millions of 3rd world immigrants into the USA from among the 6 billion people in the 3rd world. Many on this forum campaigned for this Obamatrade immigration agenda disguised as free trade.
This Obama trade deal TPP 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
This Fast track gives Obama power to make agreements that override U.S. IMMIGRATION laws and any law. 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 .
Obamatrade is about to pass .So those who campaigned here for it’s passage are also responsible for the destruction of America. FYI there are 6 billion people in the 3rd world. Obama is about to bring most of them to the USA .They are coming here now so the USA is done.
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Mitch McConnell isn't a second-rate joker ... his Constitutional title is "Senate Majority Leader" ...
I never called McConnell a second rate joker. The term I used was "second rate carny huckster". So, the Constitutional title of "Secretary of State" gives John Kerry some imprimatur of character and honor? Really? That's all it takes to become an honorable and decent person, a title?
Cruz owed McConnell at least one chance to be fair, and McConnell lied through his teeth.
Sorry, not in Washington DC. Giving anyone there any chance to be "fair" is begging to be rolled. If your own heart and the lips of your staff members say that something is pile of horses--t, why are you listening to anyone else if your own heart and your staff is telling you (correctly) the best vote for the country?
Ted Cruz then had the balls to publicly hammer McConnell ... on the senate floor, no less ...
In a desperate attempt to pull up his poll numbers, which tanked when conservatives saw that he voted WITH Obama for the piece of garbage known as the TPA.
Go back to "coloring" in your "book" ...
I've got a workday to finish out, buddy. Maybe later.
I don't who introduced him, but it wasn't UpChuck.
Is Cruz or anyone trying to stop TPP ( the Obama trade agenda) that is about to pass and that TPA made it extremely easy to pass?
Here is the link to that conversation Rush had with Senator Cruz. It is a must read:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3316230/posts
Looking like it... And I liked a lot about Paul. I also like a lot about Cruz. But I passed the point of mindlessly following the in conservative flavor of the month about a decade ago.
Is Cruz or anyone trying to stop TPP ( the Obama trade agenda that will destroy the USA with unlimited immigration and other horrors) that is about to pass and that TPA made it extremely easy to pass?
Yeah...
Bernie Sanders. God help us all.
The Fortune 500 CEO’s love it, which is why it will pass.
We already knew they were weasels. It’s no mistake that they have had approval ratings in the teens for years.
Politician lies = dog bites man
I’m not sure who these guys are, but they aren’t doing their candidates any favors, that’s for sure!
McConnell looked into the eyes of Ted Cruz and the rest of the Republican senators and told them that there was no deal, there was no deal, there was no deal. Ted Cruz is gentleman enough to take McConnell as his word.
Donald Trump is not a Conservative. He doesn't even know what being a Conservative means. Listen to him saying it himself at the 53:00 mark. He was talking about repealing and replacing Obamacare and he added this:
Full Speech: Donald Trump Brings Down The House In Phoenix, AZ (7-11-15)
“I know this doesn't sound very Conservative. We gotta take care of everybody, not just the people up here. We gotta take care of everybody. Okay! Get used to it, Conservatives. I love you, Conservatives. Get used to it. Let's take care of everybody, please. And by the way Obamacare doesn't!”
Because they support less Conservative candidates. Every time they see a thread about Ted Cruz, they make a beeline for it in order to attack him.
Hooray for gentlemen.
Now, back to business.
Send us a street fighter, otherwise, all is lost.
Senator Cruz would not and will not give President Obama one more inch of unrestricted power.
There have been a lot of questions and concerns about the ongoing Pacific trade negotiations. Many of those concerns, fueled by the media, stem from confusion about Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Let’s unpack the issues one by one.
What are TPA and TPP?
TPA stands for Trade Promotion Authority, also known as “fast track”. TPA is a process by which trade agreements are approved by Congress. Through TPA, Congress sets out up-front objectives for the Executive branch to achieve in free trade negotiations; in exchange for following those objectives, Congress agrees to hold an up-or-down vote on trade agreements without amendments. For the past 80 years, it has proven virtually impossible to negotiate free-trade agreements without the fast-track process.
TPP stands for Trans-Pacific Partnership. TPP is a specific trade agreement currently being negotiated by the United States and 11 other countries, including Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. China is not a negotiating partner. There is no final language on TPP because negotiations are still ongoing and have been since late 2009. Neither the Senate nor the House has voted yet on the TPP. There will be no vote on TPP until the negotiations are over and the final agreement is sent to Congress.
Some Key Facts:
Does TPA give up the Senate’s treaty power?
No. Under the Constitution, there are two ways to make binding law: (1) through a treaty, ratified by two-thirds of the Senate, or (2) through legislation passed by a majority of both Houses of Congress. TPA employs the second constitutional path, as trade bills always have done. It has long been recognized that the Constitution’s Origination Clause applies to trade bills, requiring the House of Representatives’ involvement.
Does the United States give up Sovereignty by entering into TPP?
No. Nothing in the agreement forces Congress to change any law. TPA explicitly provides that nothing in any trade agreement can change U.S. law. Congress is the only entity that can make U.S. law, and Congress is the only entity that can change U.S. law. Nothing about TPP or TPA could change that.
Does Senator Ted Cruz support TPP?
Senator Cruz has not taken a position either in favor or against TPP. He will wait until the agreement is finalized and he has a chance to study it carefully to ensure that the agreement will open more markets to American-made products, create jobs, and grow our economy. Senator Cruz has dedicated his professional career to defending U.S. sovereignty and the U.S. Constitution. He will not support any trade agreement that would diminish or undermine either.
Does Senator Ted Cruz support TPA?
Yes. Senator Cruz voted in favor of TPA earlier this year because it breaks the logjam that is preventing the U.S. from entering into trade deals that are good for American workers, American businesses, and our economy. Ronald Reagan emphatically supported free trade, and Senator Cruz does as well. He ran for Senate promising to support free trade, and he is honoring that commitment to the voters.
Free trade helps American farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers; indeed, one in five American jobs depends on trade, in Texas alone 3 million jobs depend on trade. When we open up foreign markets, we create American jobs.
TPA also strengthens Congress’ hand in trade negotiations, and provides transparency by making the agreement (including TPP) public for at least 60 days before the Congress can act on any final agreement. Without TPA, there is no such transparency, and the Congress’ role in trade agreements is weaker.
Is TPA Constitutional?
TPA and similar trade authority has been upheld by the Supreme Court as constitutional for more than 100 years.
Does TPA give the President more authority?
No. TPA ensures that Congress has the ability to set the objectives up-front for free trade agreements.
Trade Promotion Authority has been used to reduce trade barriers since FDR. When Harry Reid took over the Senate, he killed it. History demonstrates that it is almost impossible to negotiate a free-trade agreement without TPA. Right now without TPA, America is unable to negotiate free-trade agreements, putting the United States at a disadvantage to China, which is taking the lead world-wide. It is not in America’s interests to have China writing the rules of international trade.
Moreover, Obama is going to be president for just 18 more months. TPA is six-year legislation. If we want the next president (hopefully a Republican) to be able to negotiate free-trade agreements to restart our economy and create jobs here at home then we must reinstate TPA. With a Republican president in office, Senate Democrats would almost certainly vote party-line to block TPA, so now is the only realistic chance.
How can Senator Cruz trust Obama?
He doesn’t. Not at all. No part of Senator Cruz’s support for TPA was based on trusting Obama. However, under TPA, every trade deal is still subject to approval by Congress. If the Obama Administration tries to do something terrible in a trade agreement, Congress can vote it down. And most congressional Democrats will always vote no—because union bosses oppose free trade, so do most Democrats—which means a handful of conservative congressional Republicans have the votes to kill any bad deal. That’s a serious check on presidential power.
Isn’t TPP a “living agreement”?
That particular phrase—a foolish and misleading way to put it—is found in the “summary” portion of one particular section of the draft agreement. That section allows member nations to amend the agreement in the future, expressly subject to the approval of their governments. Thus, if some amendment were proposed in the future, Congress would have to approve it before it went into effect.
But isn’t TPA a secret agreement?
No, it is not. The full text of TPA (fast track) is public. What the Senate just voted for was TPA, not TPP.
Right now, the text of TPP is classified. That is a mistake. Senator Cruz has vigorously called on the Obama administration to make the full text of TPP open to the public immediately. The text being hidden naturally only fuels concerns about what might be in it. Senator Cruz has read the current draft of TPP, and it should be made public now.
Critically, under TPA, TPP cannot be voted on until after the text has been public for 60 days. Therefore, everyone will be able to read it long before it comes up for a vote.
Couldn’t Obama use a trade agreement to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants?
No. There is one section of TPP that concerns immigration, but it affects only foreign nations—the United States has explicitly declined to sign on to that section.
Moreover, Senator Cruz introduced a TPA amendment to expressly prohibit any trade deal from attempting to alter our immigration laws.
Two Republican Senators (Lindsey Graham and Rand Paul) blocked the Senate’s consideration of that amendment, but the House of Representatives has agreed to include that language in the final text of the trade legislation. Thus, assuming the House honors that public commitment, federal law will explicitly prohibit any trade deal from impacting immigration.
And, regardless, no trade agreement can change U.S. law; only Congress can change U.S. law.
“Cruz a moron? You’ve got to be kidding.”
He voted yes to something he claims he never read. That IS a moron. It takes a moron to not read a legal document. I am sick and tired of hearing our elected representatives pass bills they have never even read.
Do you realize Cruz is an attorney and just what attorney says to accept a document you have never read? Can you name one? ANY attorney will tell you it is stupid and moronic to sign or agree to a document you have never read.
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