A deal struck between the White House and some Democratic Leaders would facilitate passage of more Bush NAFTA-style trade pacts, by having the majority of the Republicans and a minority of the Democratic majority vote them in. Not one labor union or environmental, consumer, public health, anti-poverty, small business, faith or family farm group supports the deal. The announcement of the deal underlying today’s text came only 100 days after Democrats reclaimed the majority thanks to election of 37 House and Senate candidates who ran against the Bush trade agenda and replaced NAFTA-supporting incumbents.
When will the will of the American people drive legislation in Washington, DC? Only through the hard work of public interest groups such as Public Citizen and some struggling third political parties can issues such as important as trade be voiced. Whether the people's voice is likely to be heard by the powers that be is another story altogether!
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