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Why would our trading partners make any painful concessions at all if they believe any corresponding painful concessions we make will simply be amended out of t
by twoodfin 11y ago
Why would our trading partners make any painful concessions at all if they believe any corresponding painful concessions we make will simply be amended out of the enabling legislation by Congress?
The result would be a scuttled agreement, and all the political headache of having made those concessions without any of the corresponding gain.
The U.S. hasn't entered into a major trade agreement without "Fast Track" in 40 years. It's fine to be against liberalizing trade agreements, but it's practically impossible to be for them but against some form of TPA.
- peeters 11y agoI don't know what you're arguing against, but I never once said that Congress should be able to amend the treaty as they see fit. That doesn't make sense; it's a treaty. All participants need to ratify the same document. I was arguing for transparency into the process, when the treaty is still being drafted.