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In reply to the discussion: Will you fight the Fast Track of the TPP and TSA? Will DU? [View all]Rex
(65,616 posts)24. It's not going to pass.
It will never become law. Too much toxic sludge now that some have peeked behind the curtain. Could hurt careers down the line.
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I certainly will. But my MN representative is strongly against it already. So what else can I do?
jwirr
Jun 2015
#2
Because it isn't that hard to count to 51 or 218 and remember that the TeaPubliKlans
TheKentuckian
Jun 2015
#94
For every 1 call you make to your elected officials you represent 4000 constituents.
Dont call me Shirley
Jun 2015
#10
Thank you, yes I absolutely will call tomorrow. I will post this on twitter also, where there is
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#15
It's never been more active or more exciting. I used twitter mostly for news, following much more
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#22
No, I support TPA. President Obama deserves an up or down vote in Congress on the deal he negotiates
tritsofme
Jun 2015
#16
Under TPA the text of the agreement must be public for 60 days before Obama can sign
tritsofme
Jun 2015
#23
If House Democrats had engaged on TPA instead of providing uniform opposition
tritsofme
Jun 2015
#121
The opposition to TPA was a show. Opponents smelled blood, and went in for the kill
tritsofme
Jun 2015
#136
Obama deserves an up or down vote in Congress on the deal he negotiates??? HE?
Omaha Steve
Jun 2015
#130
New Republic changed hands not so long ago and fired most of its long-time staff.
ucrdem
Jun 2015
#17
How will that be "too late"? The law requires it to be public for 60 days before Congress votes
Recursion
Jun 2015
#34
Right, it's an up or down vote. A country can't just unilaterally change a treaty
Recursion
Jun 2015
#38
We aren't "discovering the new horrors of NAFTA"; people are just completely making shit up
Recursion
Jun 2015
#63
Are you seriously going to pretend that this is about what President Obama said to Warren?
marym625
Jun 2015
#177
Not this bull again about it being secret for 5 years. That's the negotiating documents, not the
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#36
Simple, it too is a negotiating document. The final agreement, assuming there is one, will be
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#57
I've read almost everything available, including this kind of junk. Go read the TPA
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#60
So on a Democratic board you agree with the majority of Republican's on just this one issue???
Omaha Steve
Jun 2015
#61
The majority of Republican voters oppose the TPP and free trade agreements in general
Recursion
Jun 2015
#62
So the POTUS is acting in our best interests on this with a Congress that wants to destroy him?
Omaha Steve
Jun 2015
#67
I'm growing tired of somebody that can't read 100's of articles about what is going on and get it
Omaha Steve
Jun 2015
#76
It is not surprising that someone who gains financially when jobs are shipped to India
Dragonfli
Jun 2015
#85
It's obvious that the human rights abuses in some of the signatory nations don't bother you at all
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#100
it has more to do with fast track, there are three "trade" deals we are being prepped for,
Dragonfli
Jun 2015
#102
Those are negotiating documents. You will see the entire final agreement, assuming
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#59
90 days is the shortest period, it could be longer. You don't even know enough facts upon which
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#66
Millions of people say you are wrong, including some our most trusted Democrats. This is a travesty
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#68
No I know what will happen if Fast Tracking passes. It will be a done deal, the vote will nothing
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#80
It also makes the vote unique in the Senate as fast track lowers the vote threshold from over sixty
Dragonfli
Jun 2015
#86
Not true. The Senate TPA allows Congress to rescind Fast Track if it does not meet objectives
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#91
Anyone counting on Boehner and company to look out for American workers and the environment is
TheKentuckian
Jun 2015
#95
Sure they can, then why Fast Track it? Bring it to the floor so the people KNOW what is in it.
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#119
You haven't lost the right. You know a lot now, you will know everything before it goes to Congress
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#120
I guess posting accusing me of being a callous, right winger is OK with you, though.
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#135
Don't try to play the blame game when your first reply was "not this bull again"
marym625
Jun 2015
#137
You got it, every self-styled "progressive" talk show host trying to build a following.
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#140
Environmentalists, Unions, doctors, post office, AARP, have lobbyists too, just like corporations.
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#162
It's disgusting that people claiming to be liberals or progressives come on this board
Elwood P Dowd
Jun 2015
#84
Well, that particularly disingenuous and offensive poster has been on my ignore list for years,
Maedhros
Jun 2015
#151
And I have heard from people who were actually involved in the negotiations
Art_from_Ark
Jun 2015
#169
You are talking to corporatists, because to hear you guys, they are the ones negotiating it?
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#170