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QuestionAlways

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21. It is Liberals, Progressives and Democrats who are mainly against it.
Wed Apr 22, 2015, 06:17 PM
Apr 2015

look at https://www.stopfasttrack.com
for a list of all the organizations and the reasons that they are against it. Including
350.org
AFL-CIO
American Civil Liberties Union
American Friends Service Committee
Ask Them
Backbone Campaign
BCTGM International Union
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
boingboing
Campaign for America's Future
Cheezburger Inc.
Citizen's Environmental Coalition
Citizens Trade Campaign
Coalition for a Prosperous America
Code Pink
Communication Workers of America
Corporate Accountability International
CREDO Action
CyberGuerrilla AnoNneXus collective
Delaware Riverkeeper Network
Demand Progress
Democracy for America
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Fair World Project
Family Farm Defenders
Fight for the Future
Firedoglake
Flush the TPP!
Food and Water Watch
Free Press
Free Software Foundation
Friends of the Earth
Global Exchange
Global Justice for Animals and the Environment
GMO Action Alliance
GMO Free USA
GMO Inside
imgur
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
International Forum on Globalization
International Rivers
Jobs With Justice
Labor Notes
LaMav
MoveOn.org
Namecheap
New York Working Families
NorthWest Media ULC
NuWorld Media
Occupy Coachella Valley
Open Media International
Organic Consumers Association
Pirate Party
Pirate Party Oklahoma
Popular Resistance
Private Internet Access
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Progressive Congress
Progressive Democrats of America
Public Citizen
Rainforest Action Network
Sea Shepherd
Sierra Club
SOA Watch
South Florida Voices for Working Families
St. Pete for Peace
SumOfUs
Teamsters
techdirt
The Episcopal Network for Economic Justice
The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace
ThoughtWorks
Thunderclap
United for Action
United Students for Fair Trade
US Action
Washington Fair Trade Coalition
Water Keeper Alliance
Witness for Peace
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
YourAnonNews

These are not playing politics with it, they think it is bad for our long term future.

You have defended Fast Track by saying it will not change things much, but you still have not given me a positive reason to be for it

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trust him! cali Apr 2015 #1
I am asking why I should, give me one reason QuestionAlways Apr 2015 #4
Same reason he does so many awful things. Scuba Apr 2015 #2
THIS, and polichick's post immediately below. hifiguy Apr 2015 #16
His golf buddies stand to make money? The people who tagged him for the presidency... polichick Apr 2015 #3
Three theories: "Bad guy", idiot or really believes in it. pampango Apr 2015 #5
But any renegotiation should also be reviewed by congress, not a reason QuestionAlways Apr 2015 #9
Indeed. It should and will. Unlike the Iranian and Cuban agreements and the recent pampango Apr 2015 #11
But Fast Track will limit the time QuestionAlways Apr 2015 #20
True, but it will be approved or rejected by Congress. As it should be. pampango Apr 2015 #25
Fast track is a scam which allows Congress to shirk it's Constitutional duty, and to GoneFishin Apr 2015 #28
Actually Congress and the public will be able review it. procon Apr 2015 #29
I vote option three, Really Believes It LondonReign2 Apr 2015 #13
Can't tell you but most presidents of my life time TexasProgresive Apr 2015 #6
But most international trade barriers have already been knocked down QuestionAlways Apr 2015 #12
Comfortable post presidency retirement assurance program. Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 #7
And this. hifiguy Apr 2015 #17
Habitat for Humanity? Yeah. Him and Rahm Emanuel. NOT. GoneFishin Apr 2015 #30
Congress can, and will, debate in open. They'll debate overall agreement and vote for or against it. Hoyt Apr 2015 #8
It is Liberals, Progressives and Democrats who are mainly against it. QuestionAlways Apr 2015 #21
Any debate on TPP with fast track is meaningless Joe Turner Apr 2015 #26
For something so secret, you sure seem to know a lot about it. Hoyt Apr 2015 #31
We can thank Wikileaks and several others Joe Turner Apr 2015 #32
Simple, the agreement isn't finished. Hoyt Apr 2015 #33
Now that's funny Joe Turner Apr 2015 #34
Good.. You are finally starting to get it. Hoyt Apr 2015 #35
Actually I had it figured out ohhh a couple of decades ago Joe Turner Apr 2015 #36
To give cover to Hillary so she doesn't have to say anything about it. Until it's to late. Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #10
because sacrificing our most valuable industries for the limited benefit of dead one's is dumb Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2015 #14
+1. Looks like we are in a "race to the bottom" trading among ourselves because of chronic myopia. Hoyt Apr 2015 #18
I'm frustrated by the inherent ignorance and or dishonesty of it all Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2015 #22
I suspect LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #15
Simple. The President's 2nd term is almost up. The ex-Presidency can be a very lucrative gig. nt Romulox Apr 2015 #19
Surrounded by Wall Streeters? moondust Apr 2015 #23
President Obama deserves an up or down vote. Amending is the same as rejecting tritsofme Apr 2015 #24
cui bono/follow the money guillaumeb Apr 2015 #27
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