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4. This has to be stressed

Fri May 22, 2015, 09:35 PM

May 2015

It would let him present trade agreements that Congress can ratify or reject, but not change.

So now, every trade agreement that comes in has to make the Congressional switchboard overload if there is even 1 thing that we find out of line.

In this instance Obama has made it so that the perfect will have to outweigh the good enough.

We have to make sure there are plenty of rejections of non-100% perfect trade deals.

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BREAKING: Senate Approves Trade Bill in Major Win for President [View all] Hissyspit May 2015 OP

...and a major loss for American democracy. villager May 2015 #1

and 99% of the people. ananda May 2015 #2

and a loss for American jobs romanic May 2015 #39

And to think that I changed from Independent to Democrat to vote for him in the primary. olegramps May 2015 #48

Every time Americans vote for something IronLionZion May 2015 #49

Am I the only one bluevoter4life May 2015 #3

The GOP is pretty much SOLIDLY behind Obama on this one thing. What does that tell you? djean111 May 2015 #6

Bingo Populist_Prole May 2015 #42

This has to be stressed Flatpicker May 2015 #4

Oh, sorry, there is more than one thing wrong with this. djean111 May 2015 #11

Perhaps I didn't phrase myself clearly Flatpicker May 2015 #38

This trade bill secured Obama's legacy as the President that fooled us twice INdemo May 2015 #25

Clinton "Fooled us twice" as well. BlueEye May 2015 #58

It is kind of disturbing that people are just saying "GAME OVER" at this point in time. MADem May 2015 #41

Do votes really matter? INdemo May 2015 #63

We could all go down to the Cape, I suppose, and jump off the Sagamore Bridge on our way home. MADem May 2015 #64

anyone know the bill number? there are 53 trade bills in front of congress, list here Sunlei May 2015 #55

Thats just wonderful. darkangel218 May 2015 #5

It's wonderful if you're a trans-national corporation looking to fuck over workers & the environment villager May 2015 #7

So dissapointing. darkangel218 May 2015 #9

More like the TP President Demeter May 2015 #20

I don't think he cares. zeemike May 2015 #23

Sadly....agree... KoKo May 2015 #35

I would say this trade bill probably lost the election for the Democratic nominee INdemo May 2015 #27

Shit. In every way possible. Another reason I do not trust and have never trusted a politician. NRaleighLiberal May 2015 #8

And let's not forget it's also big win for his Republican allies. pa28 May 2015 #10

Now negotiations can continue.....and eventually a full agreement will be publicly presented Fred Sanders May 2015 #12

cuckold (really getting old) DJ13 May 2015 #13

A major Win for the President, a major loss for the American worker. totodeinhere May 2015 #14

too bad your president didn't devote this much energy to secure social security for real msongs May 2015 #15

Is this his first "bipartisan" win ybbor May 2015 #16

Bipartisanship is breaking out all of a sudden. pa28 May 2015 #19

Yeah, remember the situation room he started for that, and how hard he lobbied and merrily May 2015 #29

He worked tirelessly for that single vote needed on public option. Seriously. pa28 May 2015 #34

What you talk? merrily May 2015 #36

Thee 99% gets screwed, again. SoapBox May 2015 #17

DLC rules! Peregrine Took May 2015 #18

And when this sours DonCoquixote May 2015 #21

ITS TIME TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE HOUSE AZ Progressive May 2015 #22

I don't think we have any fight in us. zeemike May 2015 #32

i choose to remain optimistic TimeToEvolve May 2015 #44

It's interesting when the left and right are against this IronLionZion May 2015 #50

Ladies and Gentlemen, this concludes Act 1 of our kabuki performance, TPP edition. merrily May 2015 #24

Obama's new constituency - Republicans EndElectoral May 2015 #26

Fuck the TPP and FUCK Barack Obama for shilling it... AzDar May 2015 #28

Oh, you're gonna get it! Fournier May 2015 #31

Me Either raindaddy May 2015 #33

YUP! TimeToEvolve May 2015 #45

The way I see it is.... Fournier May 2015 #54

!!! m-lekktor May 2015 #56

We were always going to get fucked. Always. PeteSelman May 2015 #30

"weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." merrily May 2015 #37

angered by what W Bush did during my teens i've always considered myself to be liberal since then TimeToEvolve May 2015 #43

Yes, a win for him. No one else. TheNutcracker May 2015 #40

Where's Hillary? 4dsc May 2015 #46

Goooooaaaaalllll!!!!! Depaysement May 2015 #47

And - Medicare gets cut! For Fast Track and the TPP! Well done!!!!!! djean111 May 2015 #51

Had a hard time chev52 May 2015 #52

According to this article the law is unconstitutional EndElectoral May 2015 #53

thats the point father founding May 2015 #59

Yes this was a big win for corporate America INdemo May 2015 #57

I've said it since 2008 Big_Mike May 2015 #65

Don't forget Obama's Billionaire backers do need to be paid back.... mackdaddy May 2015 #60

I got my White House letter from Obama yesterday turbinetree May 2015 #61

if this lands on obamas desk and he signs it... John_Doe80004 May 2015 #62

Is Smoot-Hawley the alternative? Zorro May 2015 #66