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Maedhros

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13. The stated reason (excuse?) is that foreign negotiators won't engage

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2015, 07:20 PM

Jun 2015

unless the President has all the authority. The idea is that if Congress can nix the deal independently of the President, then foreign negotiators are reluctant to agree to anything knowing that a third party can intervene.

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What is the purpose of "fast track"? [View all] SHRED Jun 2015 OP

Speeding up the process with less oversight IS the purpose Scootaloo Jun 2015 #1

It avoids having the GOP hanging all sorts of amendments on it Buzz Clik Jun 2015 #2

fast track = obama gives his corporate buddies who wrote it all they want . sorry msongs Jun 2015 #4

Nope. hifiguy Jun 2015 #7

No one was doing that. Buzz Clik Jun 2015 #9

Yeah, instead it lets the corporations hang all sorts of amendments and wishlists IN IT. djean111 Jun 2015 #8

and it puts Orin Hatch and Paul Ryan in charge of trade negotiations Mnpaul Jun 2015 #17

So most Republicans supports fast track because it prevents them from adding amendments? DesMoinesDem Jun 2015 #18

It bypasses discussion. nt valerief Jun 2015 #3

It lets the tenth-percenters begin reducing the masses to a state of hifiguy Jun 2015 #5

What it does is make the agreement (in this case, the TPP) Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2015 #6

This thread is a lightning rod for the usual suspects. Buzz Clik Jun 2015 #10

Nearly fact free... Tons of hyperbole, though! Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2015 #11

Its the fastest way to pull the wool over the public's head before they can voice an opinion DJ13 Jun 2015 #12

The stated reason (excuse?) is that foreign negotiators won't engage Maedhros Jun 2015 #13

Isn't that the purpose of an open government? -none Jun 2015 #14

Well, open governments are such a BOTHER. Maedhros Jun 2015 #15

I know open government is a bother to those that like to pull the strings from behind the scenes -none Jun 2015 #19

Lets see if we can make this simple for the mentally challenged. Egnever Jun 2015 #16