Luis wrote above:
[[ Limbaugh and Drudge are against the bill, but Ted Cruz supports it. ]]
Frankly, I doubt that Ted Cruz (who I happen to like) even knows half of what is IN that bill.
As conservatives, we have have had it drilled into us (by the GOPe with support from the Chamber-of-Commerce brigade and big business) that ANYTHING labeled "free trade" is good for the nation.
Hmmm, well... ok.
But is not the essence of "free"+"trade" the open exchange of commerce and ideas?
If it's anything even close to that, why must a bill that purportedly promotes it be "classified" and any free and open discussion of its merits banned?
There's something in it (perhaps numerous "somethings") that the powers-that-be feel is so radioactive that such discussions must be prevented, hence the bill will be in danger of failing if such items became public knowledge too soon.
We've been through this before with the ACA, courtesy of Nancy Pelosi.
I don't care WHO "supports" it.
It is not the nature of a republican form of government supposedly based upon the bedrock of freedom to promulgate legislation like this, for any purpose other than the explicit needs of national security.
I seriously doubt there is anything in this bill that serves to promote such security.
Quite the contrary, I sense there is stuff in it that will weaken same.
Alice is completely right above.
Months and months ago in this forum, before the election, I predicted that the behaviour of the Pubbies in the first six months after they won would determine who wins the election in 2016.
Like this secret bill, the Republicans are ragin' down the fast track!