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Swede Atlanta

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2. Yeah!!!!!

Wed Nov 13, 2013, 06:29 PM

Nov 2013

This is the worst possible thing for the U.S.

The more I read about this proposal it would decimate American workers but enrich their corporate masters even more.

We must say No, No and HELL No to this abomination.

Obama, we know you are listening into every phone conversation and e-mail so here is a straight communication that even you as someone from Chicago can understand NO!!!

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In Letters to Obama, 151 House Democrats, Bloc of GOP Announce Opposition to �Fast Track� Trade Auth [View all] n2doc Nov 2013 OP

Thank you Wikileaks!!! Scuba Nov 2013 #1

+1000 red dog 1 Nov 2013 #19

+10000 n/t ljm2002 Nov 2013 #22

this precedes Wikileaks- not that I'm not grateful for their work cali Nov 2013 #44

Cali, I didn't see any reports of this letter until after Wikileaks released the TPP draft. Are ... Scuba Nov 2013 #45

there's been rising opposition to fast track for months cali Nov 2013 #46

So, no. Scuba Nov 2013 #48

Yeah!!!!! Swede Atlanta Nov 2013 #2

Finally, some good news...knr joeybee12 Nov 2013 #3

That's EXCELLENT news! BelgianMadCow Nov 2013 #4

Excellent. k&r n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #5

Excellent! City Lights Nov 2013 #6

Most of the GOP opposition is from the Tea Party. HijackedLabel Nov 2013 #7

We should work with the Tea Party whenever we can BlueStreak Nov 2013 #10

If it's as awful as people are claiming. HijackedLabel Nov 2013 #12

daydookrrrjaaaa!! progressoid Nov 2013 #13

We should, but how? merrily Nov 2013 #67

Good points. BlueStreak Nov 2013 #72

That may be true... ljm2002 Nov 2013 #24

We have never had a 'free trade' roody Nov 2013 #31

That's right. Trade agreements seem to only benefit the already wealthy. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #43

"there seems to a lot of special interests trying to spread propaganda against it " rhett o rick Nov 2013 #54

You're not the only one. I have a sneaking suspicion I'm a "special interest." Raksha Nov 2013 #55

That's kinda what I was thinking. nm rhett o rick Nov 2013 #56

When did being an ordinary citizen become a special interest? merrily Nov 2013 #68

The President's seemingly boundless enthusiasm and support for this monstrosity has left me AzDar Nov 2013 #8

I'm with you! Plucketeer Nov 2013 #51

Oh damn, I forgot: isn't fast-track authority granted by the SENATE BelgianMadCow Nov 2013 #9

Consent of both houses is required n2doc Nov 2013 #11

n2doc...I didn't see that in the Brookings Article... KoKo Nov 2013 #38

It's in there, as discussion of how this sort of thing came to be n2doc Nov 2013 #49

Great news! avaistheone1 Nov 2013 #14

That's not enough to stop it.. is it? DireStrike Nov 2013 #15

Great start. Phlem Nov 2013 #16

K&R...Thanks for posting. red dog 1 Nov 2013 #17

The President has lost control of Congressional Democrats MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #18

Here I go getting hopeful again! n/t AAO Nov 2013 #20

Time to show the people what is in this Trade deal! PuraVidaDreamin Nov 2013 #21

Just got this letter from My Senator Elizabeth Warren re: fast tracking PuraVidaDreamin Nov 2013 #23

It's disgusting that she (and we) have to beg to klnow what's in an agreement that is.... Armstead Nov 2013 #30

I wish Readers Digest would write the explanation of it. It boomersense Nov 2013 #25

Bringing the planet a fascist world in one fell swoop. pangaia Nov 2013 #29

Exactly. nt boomersense Nov 2013 #32

They've been doing that for millenia. merrily Nov 2013 #69

As far as I can tell it does end their sovereignty. Raksha Nov 2013 #57

I hope we will be able to give our opinions on this boomersense Nov 2013 #58

Of course you can give your opinion. Whether that will change the mind of anyone merrily Nov 2013 #70

Good! peacebird Nov 2013 #26

This effort to stop it needs to gain momentum Armstead Nov 2013 #27

K&R Chrom Nov 2013 #28

Hey, Hillary 2016 supporters, this is the kind of corporatist shit she supports! NuclearDem Nov 2013 #33

To the Powers the Be . . . Jack Rabbit Nov 2013 #34

Agree Armstead Nov 2013 #41

I'll sign that. Change has come Nov 2013 #66

K&R! pa28 Nov 2013 #35

Yes! NealK Nov 2013 #36

Recommend jsr Nov 2013 #37

It would be interesting to determine... Oilwellian Nov 2013 #39

Agreed. Complacency is very dangerous. n/t GoneFishin Nov 2013 #40

K&R. Glad to hear it. Overseas Nov 2013 #42

there's way too much at stake for the TPP to die this easily. KG Nov 2013 #47

Why do they hate Obama? n/t malthaussen Nov 2013 #50

They Hate Him Ccarmona Nov 2013 #53

To get elected these days takes a lot of money, Yavapai Nov 2013 #62

finally! liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #52

I'm a bit disappointed that my congresswoman, Suzanne Bonamici, didn't sign this... cascadiance Nov 2013 #59

House Dems have to say this to a DEMOCRATIC President?! tblue Nov 2013 #60

Ironic isn't it? R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2013 #65

We Need To Build On This Momentum colsohlibgal Nov 2013 #61

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2013 #63

Hope the Democrats can block Obama's TransPacific Screwing & his "Grand Betrayal," er, Bargain. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #64

Shouldn't we be contacting our state legislatures and Governors? merrily Nov 2013 #71

Glad to see my ctsnowman Nov 2013 #73