So, President Obama has signed the TPA and TAA Today [View all]

[MineralMan]

Fast track for TPP and other trade agreements is on, officially. So, what should DUers do about this?

Here's what: Learn what is in the final version of the TPP agreement when it is released. Then communicate your concerns or opinion to your congressional representative and Senators. They'll be voting whether or not to accept the agreements within 90 days of the final version being presented to them.

If you don't like what you see, once you can actually see the agreement, tell your Congress people to vote No on it. If you do like it, on the whole, tell them to vote Yes.

See, they have to vote to approve it or reject it. They can't pile on amendments or delay the agreement. Repubicans can't add anti-choice measures or their favorite amendments. Neither can Democrats. They can only vote for or against the agreement that has been negotiated by a multi-national group of nations, including the United States.

So, as soon as it the agreement is released in its final form, study it or listen to people you trust who will be studying it, and then make your wishes known.

That's how it works.