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malaise

(292,269 posts) Wed Apr 22, 2015, 08:48 PM Apr 2015

If it's such a great deal, why the secrecy?

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Liz Warren is correct - give the public the facts [View all] malaise Apr 2015 OP

Fugg the press and their hacks malaise Apr 2015 #8

OK to that part of the press n/t malaise Apr 2015 #27

The public will never the facts when they have been established. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #2

I think there's a typo in your post. morningfog Apr 2015 #4

Yes ... Darned "smartphone ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #7

After the law is passed? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #11

That is not what is going to happen ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #13

How many of those days does Congress have to be in session? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #16

I don't know; but, I suspect ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #17

120 days is a lot. Can't wait to see how they divvy it up once... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #18

120 days is more than enough time for ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #20

So no public input as to what is or is not included, morningfog Apr 2015 #21

There has NEVER been public input into ANY international negotiation ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #24

You prefer it this way? You like NAFTA? morningfog Apr 2015 #25

Having participated in "high stakes" negotiation ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #29

It's a corporate coup! JDPriestly Apr 2015 #31

Yeah. Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #34

More than reasonable still_one Apr 2015 #5

Yes. emulatorloo Apr 2015 #9

Agreed. KeepItReal Apr 2015 #10

The public will see it KMOD Apr 2015 #14

It's incredibly naive to think that after all the effort morningfog Apr 2015 #19

Plus Obama and the next President has Fast Track authority until 2021. Elwood P Dowd Apr 2015 #23

This has been addressed MannyGoldstein Apr 2015 #26

And where is Hillary Clinton on this issue? SheilaT Apr 2015 #28

K&R. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #30

Yep. So much for President Transparency, huh? AzDar Apr 2015 #32

https://jahanc.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/obama-laughing-on-af1.jpg blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #33

The truth will set us all free. K&R closeupready Apr 2015 #35

stupid people think we just need to TRUST Skittles Apr 2015 #36