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4. Care to define "you people"?

Reply to Agony (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 04:48 PM

Jun 2015

Its quite the interesting word choice.

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So, President Obama has signed the TPA and TAA Today [View all] MineralMan Jun 2015 OP

Exactly ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #1

Absolutely. People should inform themselves. MineralMan Jun 2015 #3

+1. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #7

Unless people "consciously work at it", this is hard to do in today's corporate media environment. cascadiance Jun 2015 #15

You people have no idea how government "works" Agony Jun 2015 #2

Care to define "you people"? bunnies Jun 2015 #4

It means "everyone with whom I think I disagree," I think. MineralMan Jun 2015 #6

Indeed. bunnies Jun 2015 #8

"You people" is meaningless. MineralMan Jun 2015 #5

While this sounds great, sadoldgirl Jun 2015 #9

Yep, a single amendment can kill an international agreement. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #10

Work to defeat it. mmonk Jun 2015 #11

I'll wait until the entire agreement can be studied. MineralMan Jun 2015 #19

When will agreements be ready? fadedrose Jun 2015 #12

I have no idea. The agreement is not MineralMan Jun 2015 #17

Yes, with Republican majorities in both houses, and no filibuster, it'll totally be stopped jeff47 Jun 2015 #13

Haha, ^THIS^ n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #14

Truth. n/t PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #16

Do you have a better suggestion than MineralMan Jun 2015 #18

Yes, primaries. jeff47 Jun 2015 #20

That solution is always available. MineralMan Jun 2015 #21

Any energy to elect more people? joshcryer Jun 2015 #28

We didn't "get rid of the ones" in 2010. jeff47 Jun 2015 #40

Yes, those were the cheers in 2010. joshcryer Jun 2015 #46

Blue dogs are not the universal result. jeff47 Jun 2015 #47

COICA, SOPA and PIPA, were all stopped. joshcryer Jun 2015 #26

What a ridiculous post, even for DU's version of Dr. Pangloss. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #22

Not at all. That is exactly how to proceed at this point. MineralMan Jun 2015 #23

What you've posted is rank nonsense; TPP will pass easily, and everybody knows it. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #24

So, you have no alternative action to suggest? MineralMan Jun 2015 #25

Your side won, which is why these bromides are so nonsensical. You aren't "doing" anything to ensure Romulox Jun 2015 #27

I have taken no position on the TPP. MineralMan Jun 2015 #30

You support the powerful over the powerless at every turn. Your position is transparent. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #35

+1 Marr Jun 2015 #39

Do I? See, once again, you demonstrate that you really MineralMan Jun 2015 #41

I intend to read the agreement, and I know a few lawyers who can translate if necessary. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2015 #29

I doubt if I will have time to read the whole thing. MineralMan Jun 2015 #32

A lot of documents have portions that are necessary legal ruffles and flourishes. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2015 #36

Leaked drafts are useless. I haven't even bothered. MineralMan Jun 2015 #38

Given the size of the objections to Fast Track, which were completely ignored, djean111 Jun 2015 #31

They weren't ignored by everyone. MineralMan Jun 2015 #33

Thank you for a calm, rational, realistic perspective. yallerdawg Jun 2015 #34

Difficult as it is sometimes, I try to work with what is, rather MineralMan Jun 2015 #42

I wonder if it would be possible to set up a group to read portions of the TPP and report on it? Agnosticsherbet Jun 2015 #37

I'm sure there will be several such groups. MineralMan Jun 2015 #44

How do you know we will even see it before they vote on it? WDIM Jun 2015 #43

Yes, OK. I see you've given up, then. MineralMan Jun 2015 #45

Oh yes, they totally listen to us, all the time. truebluegreen Jun 2015 #48

Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar and Betty McCollum appear MineralMan Jun 2015 #49

Bwahahahahahahaaa. progressoid Jun 2015 #50

So, what's your suggestion on how to proceed? MineralMan Jun 2015 #51

Based on who supports TPP, we don't need to 'wait and see' to know it's a steaming pant-load. progressoid Jun 2015 #52

So, you have no suggestion about what DUers should do? MineralMan Jun 2015 #53

Join Warren and Franken to oppose it. progressoid Jun 2015 #54