Update: We have heard this afternoon that the House rolled on this and sent it back to the Senate, which leaves the ball with Senators Carper (202) 224-2441 and Coons (202) 224-5042. So they are the ones to call now.
Since this was written there have been some developments. Senators Carper and Coons, as one would expect, have been fully supportive of these anti-democratic measures. On the other hand, Rep. John Carney voted “no” on one important Friday vote. (He voted wrong on another one. We can’t provide any details as nobody from his office returned our calls.) But the fight is far from over and the forces of justice and democracy obviously do not prevail in the US House of Representatives. Another vote is expected today (Thursday). Action Alert below:
Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans are bringing Fast Track back to a vote TODAY. Will you call your Democratic Congress member and urge them to vote no?Here’s why your call matters, Alan. Your Congress member did the right thing on Friday, as one of 157 Democrats who voted no on Fast-Track. But the White House and corporate lobbyists are still trying to pressure them, and they need some positive reassurance.Please call your member TODAY at the number below, and leave this message:
Rep. John Carney
(202) 225-4165
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Now, the original post:
To support Fast Track means:
“I believe government should operate behind my back, and should treat me like a child. I do not deserve to participate in the decisions that determine my future, and my votes for political candidates should not really matter.”
To support the “TransPacific Partnership” means:
“I believe big business is more important and should have more rights than I do. That capital (them, the one percent) should prevail over labor (me, the other 99 percent).”
To support either, or both, means:
“I am OK with ‘my’ elected officials betraying me. I am not smart enough, or well-enough educated, to figure out where my interests lie, or what is really going on. I am OK with President Obama acting like a Republican.”
Everybody knows that the TPP could not happen without Fast Track because the deal couldn’t stand the light of day.
Almost all Republicans, and Corporate Democrats like Tom Carper, Amy Klobuchar, Collin Peterson, and John Carney, will support both Fast Track and the TPP unless they receive intense pressure from constituents. That means YOU, NOW. Plenty of fine legislators, from Elizabeth Warren to Keith Ellison, stand strongly opposed on their own initiative. The two issues are a nearly perfect litmus test of fitness for public office.
Not convinced? Of dozens of sources on this, http://healthsavy.com/product/accutane/ here are a few:
“The TPP is already being negotiated between the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam — but it is also
specifically intended as a “docking agreement” that other Pacific Rim countries would join over time, with Japan, Korea, China and others already expressing some interest.”
Say Anything’ Time to Pass Fast Track
“Republicans Use TPP Trade Deal To Slash Medicare”
“Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) – Environment Consolidated Text”
“Stop Fast Track & the Trans-Pacific Partnership”
OK, enough. I can’t stand it any more. TAKE ACTION NOW. Call your U.S. Representative. Vote Scheduled for Friday. The Senate already rolled.
There are dozens of on-line petitions. Here’s one: