Democrats Who Voted for Fast Track

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1. kevin welch July 3, 2015 at 7:33 pm

   You CON GRESSMEN are a shame and a traitor of the USA. To side with corporate interest shows that you are Fascist and do not care about the Poor and the Middle Classes in the USA. May all of you rot in hell where you belong.

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2. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© July 6, 2015 at 4:42 pm

   This is a good idea, and can be expanded in many ways. For example, that (202) call could cost people money. There are many ways to contact a Congresscritter…For example, Senator Michael Bennet:

   Denver Metro Office
   1127 Sherman St., Suite 150
   Denver, CO 80203
   Phone: 303-455-7600
   Toll Free: 866-455-9866

   Arkansas Valley Office
   129 West B Street
   Pueblo, CO 81003
   Phone: 719-542-7550

   Etc.
   ~

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   1. Kokuanani July 7, 2015 at 2:20 pm

      As has been mentioned several times on NC, voters should take advantage of the Congressional recess & drop by their members’ [Senate and House] local office. You could make an appointment to speak with them, or with the legislative assistant who works on trade issues. You could call, e-mail, or write the local office. You could also suggest to your friends & family that they do likewise.

      Look in your local phone book, or on the member’s web site to find out addresses & numbers. Congress-folks should go home after this recess saying [to themselves and to each other], “man, my constituents are STILL steamed about the TPP!!! They’re not going to let me forget this.”

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      1. Ric August 6, 2015 at 3:07 pm

         local phone book?

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3. sheila July 10, 2015 at 11:07 am

   I LOVE this roll call. This needs to be standard reporting, but never is in MSM. Could you please post exactly how one finds out the votes on a certain issue? I’ve used the “Thomas” site to track a bill’s progress, to see if my rep was on-board, co-sponsoring it, etc. But I knew the exact number of the bill in this case, e.g., HR-1234. Using Keywords often comes up dry, however. Can’t find the right bill, the progression, or the final votes. Sorry if this is obvious to everyone else. Thanks, s

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   1. Vatch July 15, 2015 at 2:08 pm

      Senate and House roll call votes are here.

      You can usually get to a roll call vote for a particular bill by clicking on the Major Congressional Actions button on the bill’s Thomas web page.

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4. TG July 15, 2015 at 4:24 pm

   This is a great idea – we need to move past the empty campaign slogans and remember the record. I am keeping a printed list of the roll call on this vote for future reference. I do suggest, however, that only counting Democratic traitors is missing the point. We should also remember those who stood with us (though of course many of these probably voted no only after the leadership was sure they had locked up enough yes votes – well, nothing to be done about that except to make selling out the national interest so career-destroying that the leadership can’t pass these awful bills under any conditions).

   You may not like him on other issues, but certainly Republican Senator Jeff Sessions has fought against Obamatrade at least as hard as Elizabeth Warren. Also notable were the courageous no votes of Republican Senators Collins (R-Me), Paul (R-Ky), Lee (R-Ut), and Shelby (R-Al. Way to go Alabama!) Give credit where credit is due.

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   1. Mass Independent August 4, 2015 at 2:53 pm

      Kind of hard to give the Rethugs credit for doing a little decent something right when they do so many other things so wrong. If I wrote a short note to send to give them credit for voting against TPP, I’d have to write a novel to send along to deduct credit for their idiot legislation and obstruction.

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      1. TG August 6, 2015 at 1:38 am

         I see your point.

         But, still… divide and conquer anyone?

         OK sure most Republicans are knee-jerk corporate welfare whores. Pretty much like most Democrats. But some have some decency left and they should be encouraged.

         Even though most Republicans betrayed us on fast-tracking obamatrade (as expected), THEY ARE STILL TRAITORS AND SHOULD BE LISTED A SUCH. Even if 100% of the Republicans voted for Obamatrade. Treason is treason even if expected.

         But some Republicans braved the wrath of their corporate sponsors and stood by us. That should be respected. They are taking a LOT of heat from the leadership for this, they are giving up a lot of post-service bribes. I would take Jeff Sessions over corporate shills like Obama and Hillary Clinton any day. Well, unless you believe that empty words are reality…

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   2. Spring Texan August 6, 2015 at 3:05 pm

      Absolutely, and we need to give Republican yes votes a hard time too, if they are our rep.

      Have already called mine and said I won’t forget this and will be looking for someone else to vote for in the primary (true, as I sometimes cross over and vote in the Republican primary since that’s in reality the election in Texas).

      I also called beforehand and his staff had been instructed to say up till the last minute that he “hadn’t decided yet,” although in reality he had. I understand Republican calls were overwhelmingly against, yet that’s not how many Republicans voted.

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5. William Hunter Duncan November 13, 2015 at 8:44 am

   The only metric that matters in that document is trade, and the “barriers” preventing trade. Over time, every law in every signatory nation will be challenged as a barrier to trade, ie profit. Over time every law of every signatory nation would become a reflection of this TPP commission’s intent. This is an agreement to cede sovereignty to an international cartel, to accept direct rule by corporations and banks. Government more than it already is would merely be the muscle of that intent. You can be sure the total surveillance infrastructure and laws like indefinite detention for “terrorists” will not be questioned.

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6. AWB November 30, 2015 at 6:23 am

   I’m glad to see there aren’t any members from North Carolina, or I would surely be contacting them!

   Besides online contact forms and leaving messages on answering machines, I like the idea of contacting them at the local offices during recesses.

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