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In reply to the discussion: Still don't think he's a used-car salesman? [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Yes.
But it only goes to Congress if Obama thinks it is good for America. The TPA is a negotiating aspect. No country will sign on to an agreement that they think our Congress -- and the equivalent elsewhere -- are going to make political hay out of it and debate every little issue from font size, to most substantive issues.
Congress won't have it's hand tied. Frist, they can withdraw fast track authority if any final agreement doesn't meet the criteria in the TPA. Second, Congress can vote No, which would end it, or send it back for renegotiation. Or Congress can call up Obama and say, "Look, you gotta see if you can change these things, or we are going to vote No."
I get that even though Obama has done nothing to indicate he would sell you and I into slavery, you think he will.