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In reply to the discussion: 69 year old black woman in Virginia brought 4 forms of ID to polls & still couldn't vote [View all]BlueCaliDem
(15,444 posts)breaking accomplishments by now, you're either a Republican, a Teapublican, or just not very political unless it's to tear down the Democratic Party for the Republicans.
Section 4 of the VRA was struck down in 2013 - almost two years after the call-out by "liberals" to teach the Democratic Party " a lesson" and told them to stay home. They heeded the call and stayed home, giving the House to the GOP and taking seats from Dems in the Senate. In other words, weakening President Obama's ability to get anything of huge consequence, done.
Elections have consequences, Baobob.
Trade deals has become the new Satan amongst leftists (and B.S. knows how to push buttons), but fact REMAINS, trade deals will proceed on the international stage with or without U.S. input. An economically strong country, say, like China, would then get to write the details and then you'll see real job-hemorrhaging the likes you can't comprehend at this moment. President Obama worked tirelessly and hard to ensure that didn't happen.
I really am tired having to debate with people who live in an isolationist economic world. First step for people like you who don't understand much about why we need trade pacts: understand that we're a GLOBAL economy now. Our prices, wages, job positions are contingent upon strong trade pacts. If we do as you want and retract, we only harm our workers, our environment, our labor, and our position in the world. it might give you that much more to complain about, but it doesn't help working families domestic nor foreign. I don't know about you, but I can't afford that.