At a time when the President has for
all intents and purposes declared war on the constitutional separation of
powers, it makes zero sense for Congress to voluntarily weaken its treaty
ratification prerogatives. Why not make Obama go through the process under
regular order, with amendments allowed?
Making matters worse, the U.S. Trade Representative website on the trade deal
explicitly states, “Through the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the
United States is negotiating for robust environment standards and commitments
from member countries.”
Meaning this is really just a
stealth climate treaty — the outcome of which will be to allow Obama to
unilaterally regulate the global economy. This cannot stand.
Obama should have to explain and
where necessary defend every word in any treaty he agrees to, with it being
held to the highest level of scrutiny. That is Congress’ job. It is
also their job to amend or defeat any treaty that falls short of being in
America’s interests.
You know what to do! Let’s get on Rally Congress and urge both House and Senate
members to oppose fast track trade authority for Obama!
Not giving the President trade
promotion authority is not anti- trade. In fact, the United States already exports $861 billion to the
trans-Pacific trade partners, accounting for almost 40 percent of
the $2.2 trillion of U.S. exports worldwide in 2012. As a result of this
continued trade, our economic bonds with these nations are tight.
Now it is time for Congress to step
up and fight for the constitutional separation of powers and Congress' role in
making treaties — not give more executive powers to Obama to negotiate a bad
deal for the U.S. economy. Tell Congress Trans-Pacific trade deal will regulate
climate. Don't cede treaty powers to Obama! No stealth climate treaties. Let’s keep fighting! For Liberty,
Robert Romano, Senior Editor, Americans
for Limited Government
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