Regarding TPP, if it passes: Do We The People have ANY recourse to prevent its implementation?

[Hekate]

84. I know this is not going to be a popular opinion here, but I still trust Obama's character & record

Every step of the way he has done or tried to do what he said he would, in the face of opposition from the GOP/ RW that has been like nothing in my lifetime. His record of achievements has been presented here over and over, so I will not belabor that.

DU, imo, has become a repository not of knowledge-sharing but of knee-jerk reactions based on anger and fear, and which grew out of past GOP administrations. The language used, shockingly, is very often straight out of the playbook written by Newt Gingrich and implemented by Karl Rove. If you (plural) can't see that, I am sorry for your blindness, and if you (plural) can't perceive how incredibly destructive those tactics are to both our democracy and the Democratic Party, then all I can do walk away in disgust.

And so it is with the TPP. The way I read Obama's statements on it, he believes what he is saying -- in other words, he is not lying. Is he being deceived by himself or others? Always possible, but I don't think so. He is not a "used car salesman," as as been proven again and again.

When I reference Obama's character, I mean my observations of his behavior in office. He is incredibly intelligent, focused, and knowledgable. He said he wanted to do a "pivot to Asia," and I don't understand why people find that so damn threatening. It's reality. China is outpacing Europe, will soon outpace the U.S., and has territorial ambitions.

Do you want to spend the rest of your existence whinging about the "Yellow Peril that ate your jobs" or do you want the U.S. to throw its weight behind a treaty or trade agreement that will write new rules cooperatively with our allies (like Japan) and help restrain China? Do you want Barack Obama to have a hand in this treaty, or do you want to pretend that if you close your eyes and stick your fingers in your ears nothing bad will happen?

I know what my answer is. We have the great good fortune to have a POTUS who actually knows Asia, who spent part of his childhood in Asia, who has family ties to Asia. He knows what he's looking at. He also is an American and loves this country and wants the best for it if he can achieve it. So far, he has done his damnedest for us. Why would he "betray" us now? The answer is: he wouldn't, and he's not.