The TPP

It has been a while since I’ve posted anything on here. Not that there hasn’t been anything to write about because that would be a lie. The biggest reason is because I get to vent on Facebook and I lost part of my motivation. After talking to Herb this morning I decided to go on and post my thoughts about the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).  

Currently President Obama is asking Congress to give him Fast Track authority over TTP in an effort to get this trade agreement in place. I’ve been watching the TPP for a couple of years now. When I first heard of it I didn’t believe it had a chance of being passed. I never thought President Obama would even be onboard supporting it. Sadly I am wrong. The President is fully supporting this bad deal.

Fast Track approval would give each person in Congress less than 90 seconds to make their case for or against the trade package. It would also allow it to pass with a simple majority vote. Republicans complain about Obama being on a power grab and now they are willing to give him even more power. One of the biggest problems I have with it is the fact that the few people that have read the deal are not allowed to talk about what is in it. Why all the secrecy? If it is such a good thing we all should be allowed to see it. As with most things, leaks happen. What has been leaked is that corporations will have MAJOR power over government from federal down to local. It has happened in other countries and is moving here. Corporations would have the power to sue ANY government for damages due to laws being passed restricting their profits. Local governments would no longer have the right to protect its citizens from harmful products if it restricts the profits of the corporation. I believe that is a bad deal for this country.

For many, many reasons I’m not going into why I believe President Obama is pushing this INSANE trade deal. The people that I talk to freely about government actions and the amount of money flowing into election and all things politics will understand why. The Multinational Corporations have all but taken over the government and I had hopes that President Obama would stand up to them. Sadly I may have been wrong. What little faith I have left in him is fading.  

I’m posting a short video that I found that explains what I believe is happening with the TPP and why I am against it. I hope you enjoyed reading this and that you gained some useful information. I will try to post more. I really only had one cheerleader for what I posted on my blog even though we didn’t agree half the time because he was a Republican. His name was Bruce Scher and he passed away a couple of years ago. It was great having someone that didn’t let politics get in the way of our friendship. I found out the hard way just how rare that is. I still miss him. I’ll try to post more and thank you Herb for the nudge in writing this.