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5. I never said Obama doesn't "have the right" to "advance" a lame duck TPP vote

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 05:15 PM

Aug 2016

anymore than he doesn't have the right to try to get Garland on the Supreme Court during the lame duck session of Congress.

The whole point here is that legacy or no legacy, Hillary Clinton should ask him to not try to get the TPP passed after the election, during the lame duck session, because she now is the Democratic nominee for POTUS, and she might be able to influence him on the TPP issue.

I don't think there are too many Democrats who would mind if Obama did try to get Garland on the Supreme Court, during the lame duck session.

However, I think MANY Democrats would be very upset with him if he tried to push through the job-killing TPP during the lame duck session.

Is that the way President Obama wants to go out?
Making at least half of all Democrats, in and out of Congress, angry at him?

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Petition To Hillary Clinton: "Ask White House To Stop Pushing For 'Lame Duck' TPP Vote in Congress" [View all] red dog 1 Aug 2016 OP

There's a petition I won't sign. MohRokTah Aug 2016 #1

Obama is making the case the the Senate should affirm Merrick Garland True Dough Aug 2016 #2

Sorry, I don't follow your logic red dog 1 Aug 2016 #3

Why would you say a "lame duck" president has the right to advance True Dough Aug 2016 #4

I never said Obama doesn't "have the right" to "advance" a lame duck TPP vote red dog 1 Aug 2016 #5

I'm curious True Dough Aug 2016 #6

Who cares why? red dog 1 Aug 2016 #8

That's a pretty shallow response! True Dough Aug 2016 #9

wouldn't it be better to contact congress and get others in their district or state to oppose it ? JI7 Aug 2016 #7