Keep America Independent: Stop Trade Promotion Authority The key to victory in our fight to stop the two mega free trade agreements - the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) - is to stop Congress from approving a new Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill. Of course, TPA is just the new name for fast-track authority, which has been used to steamroll free trade agreements, such as NAFTA (North America) and CAFTA (Central America), through Congress for several decades now by allowing only an up-or-down vote on such agreements within 90 days with no amendments or filibusters permitted. It is very widely accepted that the TPP and TTIP agreements cannot be approved by Congress without TPA in effect. Although a bill that would authorize TPA, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 (H.R. 3830 in the House and S. 1900 in the Senate), was introduced on January 9, it appears that there is not enough support in Congress at present to assure passage. As usual, most Democrats and some Republicans are leery of free trade legislation. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid went so far as to say this regarding the TPA bill in the Senate, Im against fast track.... Everyone would be well advised not to push this right now. When asked whether he would stop action on TPA, Reid said, Well see. Reids attitude doesnt mean that TPA wont be passed this year, but it is making approval of TPA look like an uphill battle. Although Im delighted to hear that support for TPA appears to be lacking, we cant afford to be complacent. Back in the 1990s when NAFTA was being debated in the media, there were many articles claiming that NAFTA was in trouble and wouldnt be passed. However, we know the outcome: NAFTA passed, and the establishment elites working for a New World Order got what they needed as a foundation for their next step, the North American Union (NAU).
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:54:37 +0000
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