Posted on 02/21/2016 9:42:56 PM PST by Red Steel
The firing makes no difference, timing would have made no difference, and not even the botched doctored video Rick Tyler was responsible for made any difference.
Here is the roll call vote again: Roll Call 218
There were 37 votes against cloture. Ted Cruz was one of them.
You had already been given this link earlier proving that Ted Cruz voted against cloture. Yet here you are again flat out lying about Cruz's vote. That is a typical Democrat trick. So ask yourself why you feel compelled to lie about what Ted Cruz did, especially considering how easy it is to disprove it? Do you really think lying (i.e. making a statement you know to be false for the purpose of deceiving others) enhances your credibility? It doesn't.
Genius idea. I wonder why nobody's thought of that, ever. /s
The truth is, Trump won the election the day he announced.
Taking on Trump on business would take a superpac and one not following media memes. The problems is that the Superpac donors and the parasites running them all follow liberal-msm scripts.
From the article I previously provided the link to:
HR2146 (TPA “Trade Promotion Authority” or “Fast Track”): This House Bill #2146 originating April 30th ‘15, became the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.
HR2146 was originally introduced in the House of Representatives as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters.
In April of 2015 Senator Ted Cruz and House Ways and Means Chairman, Representative Paul Ryan, supported TPA being added to HR2146. Their support was most notable when they posted the following Op-Ed which appeared in the Wall Street Journal on April 22nd:
http://paulryan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398270
On May 12th HR2146 passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 5 (Roll no. 220). (text: CR H2848) The bill passed the house 407-5 because it was not controversial.
As planned, on June 4th 2015 The senate passed the house bill “with changes” notably an amendment “adding TPA” (thanks to Ted Cruz) and TAA (needed for Elizabeth Warren coalition) By unanimous consent thereby avoiding a roll vote on record.
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2015/house-section/page/H4507-4518
On June 18, 2015 the House accepted the TPA change (Paul Ryan spearhead) and removed TAA (the financial assistance package for training of union workers - this angered the Pelosi Dems). Nancy Pelosi had to be arm twisted by the White House to go along with HR2146 with TAA spending removed - she acquiesced.
Without TAA HR2146 passed again in the House, only this time with a much closer vote of 218-208, and went back to the Senate to resolve differences. (The difference was the removal of TAA)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2146
On June 24th HR2146 (TPA without TAA) Then passed the Senate (Ted Cruz did not attempt to block or filibuster because this was the original plan all along). The bill passed in the Senate 60-38 (3/5ths passage rule).
On June 29th Obama signed it and HR2146 became law.
Senator Ted Cruz voted for Cloture on TPA Fast track trade authority removing the hurdle and concern of further amendments and clearing the way for passage. Again, like “unanimous consent” cloture votes are not recorded roll call votes. Thereby Ted Cruz could obfuscate his support. He figured to hide, see how that works?
However, Cruz advocacy could not be hidden entirely. On another bill HR 1314 Cruz voted against an amendment to the Trade Deal that would require congress to be consulted if China (or other nations) were to join after the fact:
Senate Amendment 1251 “To require the approval of Congress before additional countries may join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement”...
Cruz voted NAY. Directly saying he did not want congress to be consulted before other countries, namely CHINA, could join TPP.
You missed my sarcasm tag.
Maybe Minority Leader? That would be up to a Senate that holds grudges, and could a President TRUMP ever trust him?
As VP, TRUMP could teach him a lot, but that will never be. Cruz is not universally savvy as TRUMP.
There is something about TRUMP, and part of it has to be attributed to both his age, his unbelievable stamina, and maturity, and that universal experience of his, handling power brokers who make the clocks run on time.
Viewing Cruz’ family... those little girls of his are miserable with both Pop and Mom, in every camera shot.
This is a flat out lie. Here again is the cloture vote:
Again, why do you feel compelled to flat out lie about what Ted Cruz did? Contrary to your patently false claim, Cruz voted against cloture. I have provided you the link three times now, yet you still choose to lie about it.
Hey, it's the American Dream revised to suit the the new post industrial society.
Mom and Pop both have "meaningful" careers and the kids are either useful props or else they can pound sand.
Mercy, you do have a point. For some reason, THAT is not a happy family, imho.
Of course. I would’ve supplied links, but I figured you’d prefer to find your own sources. I’ve checked out more than one source to try to get the whole story, since there are usually at least two sides.
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