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(24,324 posts)She's almost my representative..close enough that I like to call her mine. She's like a small shaggy-haired dog that grabs your pants leg, keeps biting and won't let go...
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)She is a very special person.
brer cat
(24,513 posts)Preach it, Louise.
K&R
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Works hard, smart as hell, knows how to fight the political games. puts the good of people first and is trustworthy.
My previous rep before I moved was a teapuke fetus obsessed, constituent ignoring, ideologue, extremist, lying POS....Tom Reed.
loudsue
(14,087 posts)Even Kay Hagan (Democratic US Senator from NC) is caving to the tea party. She's been bashing "obamacare" all over the place. The Koch heads are running seven and 8 teevee commercials against Kay Hagan every night, and she won't fight fire with fire. She's fighting fire with agreeing with them. AND she's signing on to push against Obama and Kerry in the Iran negotiations...she thinks we should reinstate the sanctions.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)throats. Conservative Democrats will kill the middle class.
Do we stop the fast track ?
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)cstanleytech
(26,220 posts)magical thyme
(14,881 posts)we have to stop it from being fast-tracked in order to get the word out about how badly we will all be fucked if it goes through.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)cstanleytech
(26,220 posts)for most americans that congress has approved over the past 40 years I dont see much of a difference over it being fast tracked or not because it seems most of us will end up getting screwed still by congress regardless.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)But Congress doesnt want the responsibility so they probably will fast track it thru.
cstanleytech
(26,220 posts)screw us still most likely regardless of our opinions because their one and only interest in congress is to those who provide them the most $$$ not to mention alot of them have their own business interests in seeing such trade deals go through in the name of seeking more $$$ for themselves.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)will help them add more sunshine by getting the word out.
And this moldy piece of shit probably wouldn't like sunshine any more than those who are pimping for it.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
liberal_at_heart
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99Forever
(14,524 posts)Bravo!
Time to take OUR party back from the corporate scum that has infested it.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)wildbilln864
(13,382 posts)passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)about how the trade agreement can be so bad when the whitehouse is so behind it. It's because Obama is a Neo-liberal...and so is Clinton.
I love Obama and think he's done great things for this country in his time in office, but I would like to see our next President be a bit more progressive/liberal. Not Corporation friendly like Obama seems to be. I will hold my nose to vote for Clinton if it comes to that, because a Republican would be worse, but I sure hope we can get someone better than her to run in 2016.
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,081 posts)Between this and averting a war with Iran, the GOP is sitting on the sidelines doing nothing.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)FreedRadical
(518 posts)I have a since of deep frustration in the face of this. Seems to me no matter how much we fight and bitch, we are like the coyote with the umbrella. You can hear the sound of the giant rock falling on your head.
CAN THIS BE STOPPED?
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)KoKo
(84,711 posts)The Buzz is that the House is so divided on it that both Dems and Repugs will not vote for it. But, if the Senate can push through "Fast Track" then the House will have NO SAY SO...it will be Passed as "Fast Track" with no input from the US House.
So...It MUST be STOPPED in SENATE for the FAST TRACK! Because that means whatever the President chooses in language cannot be amended by House. The President and Senate will ram through the deal.
So...it's our Senators who are the ones who hold the future of the TPP (as it's been written in Secret) in their hands.
Still if the "Fast Track Vote in Senate" goes down...we aren't in the clear YET. It means the Full Bill (written in secret) IF it get through Senate in "normal vote" will go to House and can be Amended before full vote. We can bet that the Corporate Lobbyists will be keen to add their "written Amendments" in the bill and so even then it could STILL PASS the way the President originally planned...but, that it will be harder if the Senate doesn't get the "Fast Track Legislation" to ram it through without the US House Input.
So ....we need to contact our Senators (even the Dinos..and if the vote for Fast Track goes down in Senate...then we've got to do a mass action against it passing in the House which means we have to contact even our DINO or REPUG House Members and tell them..."NO WAY!" And make sure our DEM House Members get the Message TOO!
But...for NOW everything is on pushing the Senate to vote down the FAST TRACK which will be a DONE DEAL...and we will have no power as citizens to do anything more. It gives the ultimate power to the President for what he's negotiated in Secret. Bill Moyers did the best report on this.
http://billmoyers.com/2014/01/09/fool-me-once-20-years-of-nafta-show-why-the-trans-pacific-partnership-must-be-stopped/
FreedRadical
(518 posts)We will do what we can to push back. They are pretty left leaning. Not sure where they are on this yet.
Can't shake the sinking feeling though.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)but he's not taking a strong stand against it and I am disappointed.
TBF
(32,000 posts)we may be able to slow it down by shining a lot of light on it.
NAFTA has been disastrous for the working class of this country (used to have decent factory wages - now at your local Walmart getting $8/hr at best).
TPP is NAFTA on steroids.
SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)It's like the Patriot Act. We'll know a little about it but no one will have actually read the thing when they vote on it, and in the end we'll get screwed again.
Problem is they are running out of stuff to steal from us.
jsr
(7,712 posts)elleng
(130,708 posts)I like her hugely.
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)with a degree in microbiology! What a keeper....here's more and you can sign up for e-mail from her at this link:
http://louise.house.gov/biography/
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Amazing women!!
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Way to go, Louise!
Thank You, Congresswoman Slaughter, for saying what every American Worker already KNOWS.
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Everybody KNOWS this.
Even President Obama and Hillary KNOW this about "Free Trade",
and have admitted that they KNOW that these agreements HURT American Workers during Campaign 2008 when they BOTH pledged to "immediately Re-Negotiate NAFTA".
So, if everybody already KNOWS,
how come so few in the Democratic Party have the courage to publicly admit it?
What has happened to what used to be the Party of the Working Man?
You will know them by their WORKS,
not their promises of excuses.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Blue Owl
(50,235 posts)alfredo
(60,071 posts)as sovereign citizens, above the laws of nations.
alfredo
(60,071 posts)demigoddess
(6,640 posts)and democrats usually don't want to. Boy are we in deep doodoo!!
rafeh1
(385 posts)They can import what they like but we arent obliged to buy it.
How about a scorecard that says
0-100 made in USA A- 90%+
0-100 local content A-90%
0-100 safe chemicals. A-90%
Us consumers agency takes on the job of grading each product sold. So we can go around and buy only grade triple AAA products.
This will help the local economy and provide safe products to those who care. Those who dont care can continue to buy china.
I have nothing against china but I think food should be local as much as possible.