[Jack Black]

But, aren’t we free traders? Don’t we want more trade with other countries? Isn’t that capitalism? Don’t we believe in capitalism? Don’t we want our President (God willing) in 2 years to have this same flexibility?

There is no uniformity of belief among Freepers on this issue. This goes for the Conservative movement in general. Recall that one of the biggest opponents to Free Trade in the NAFTA era was Pat Buchanan, a conservative. Of course Bush supported it.

I'm not sure how "free" free trade is when you are dealing with unreconstructed Communist nations like China and Vietnam. Should American workers have to compete with the output of near-slaves in Commie hell holes like Vietnam, for the benefit of the ruling class in those places (and their internationalist ilk here).

What are the results of NAFTA? Did it work as claimed? Who was right: Al Gore or Ross Perot. One claim I heard made by the Goreites was that jobs in Mexico would mean an end or big slowdown in illegal immigration. That was clearly wrong. A claim made by Perot was "a giant sucking sound" as entire factories were moved to Mexico. That proved right.

So, for me I am an American Patriot first, and a free trade advocate somewhere down the line. I find the current international trade regime is broadly harmful to my country, so I oppose it.

But many here feel differently, as I said.

[TexasCajun]

I know Obama and everything he does is not in the best interest of American citizens.

So what's in the fine print?

[Georgia Girl 2]

“What are the results of NAFTA? Did it work as claimed? Who was right: Al Gore or Ross Perot. One claim I heard made by the Goreites was that jobs in Mexico would mean an end or big slowdown in illegal immigration. That was clearly wrong. A claim made by Perot was “a giant sucking sound” as entire factories were moved to Mexico. That proved right. “

All true. This trade bill is NAFTA on steroids.