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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSam Seder: Why the Tea Party Should Care About the TPP
Published on Jan 9, 2014
Why haven't we heard anything from Tea Party members about the Trans-Pacific Partnership? This is the closest their fears of a 'one world government' have ever come to being reality...
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Sam Seder: Why the Tea Party Should Care About the TPP (Original Post)
marmar
Jan 2014
OP
I think part of it is that the captains of industry who own the Tea Party don't want that
el_bryanto
Jan 2014
#1
Lots of them care. They have just been distracted by Obamacare and the shutdown.
pampango
Jan 2014
#3
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)1. I think part of it is that the captains of industry who own the Tea Party don't want that
I think another is that they know that we care about it, and they are naturally opposed to anything we want.
Bryant
KoKo
(84,711 posts)2. Thanks and a BIG Recommend!
pampango
(24,692 posts)3. Lots of them care. They have just been distracted by Obamacare and the shutdown.
Here are some examples from Tea-Party outlets,
Daily Paul:
Trans-Pacific Partnership Sign The Petition to OPPOSE
Sen. Rand Paul fights Obamas Fast-Tracking Attempt w/ TPP, the Trans Pacific Partnership! (Another Corporatist Free Trade BS)
Others:
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Secret Surrender of Sovereignty
Is Obama Negotiating A Treaty That Would Essentially Ban All Buy American Laws?
Trans Pacific Partnership Could Nuke New Balance
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Obamas Globalization Agreement (Part 1) (Part 2)
Trans-Pacific Partnership __ The Next (Secret) Step Toward A New World Order?
Daily Paul:
Trans-Pacific Partnership Sign The Petition to OPPOSE
Sen. Rand Paul fights Obamas Fast-Tracking Attempt w/ TPP, the Trans Pacific Partnership! (Another Corporatist Free Trade BS)
Others:
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Secret Surrender of Sovereignty
Is Obama Negotiating A Treaty That Would Essentially Ban All Buy American Laws?
Trans Pacific Partnership Could Nuke New Balance
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Obamas Globalization Agreement (Part 1) (Part 2)
Trans-Pacific Partnership __ The Next (Secret) Step Toward A New World Order?
http://ourfuture.org/20130823/congress-public-waking-up-to-tpp-threat
If the tea party folks decide to back off repealing Obamacare and shutting the government down this year, I bet they will focus a great deal on the TPP.