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\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n \nAccording to the Washington Post<\/a>, during the platform meeting, Rep. Elijah Cummings (Clinton) said, “I don\u2019t want to do anything as he ends his term to undercut the president of the United States.”<\/p>\n Dr. Cornel West (Sanders) effectively countered Cummings when he said, “the responsibilities of citizenship should transcend loyalty to the president.”<\/p>\n I would like to go a step further – We\u00a0need to undercut President Obama’s TPP. \u00a0It is not good for America or working people anywhere in the world. \u00a0It is not good for the environment. \u00a0The TPP extinguishes democracy; replacing it with corporate government. We don’t need the TPP. \u00a0The president is wrong and he needs to reverse his position on the TPP. \u00a0The time to send this message is at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. \u00a0If you need to read more about the TPP, this in-depth analysis from Public Citizen titled, “Secret TPP Text Unveiled: It is worse than we thought<\/a>,” is worth the read.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some labor leaders are OK with this public neutering by\u00a0Clinton and her corporate allies, because in private she has offered them the reassurance of her opposition to the TPP.\u00a0 I would encourage those labor leaders to join David Sirota and simply ask the former Secretary of State to share her State Department e-mails on the topic. \u00a0Sirota received a letter saying the e-mails would not be available until after the November election<\/a>. \u00a0What is the big secret? \u00a0More importantly, how can we trust someone who flip-flops so much? \u00a0Do we think that Secretary of State Clinton’s e-mails regarding the TPP reflect her real views? \u00a0Or, do we think that candidate Clinton’s position on\u00a0the TPP is\u00a0real? \u00a0Or, are the most recent views by her platform committee surrogates the real view?<\/p>\n The Presumptive Presidential Nominee Directs the Democratic Platform:<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2012, Democratic Chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz repeatedly underscored\u00a0that a political party’s platform represents the views of the presidential candidate.<\/p>\n In this exchange with Anderson Cooper<\/a>, Cooper asked Wasserman Shultz, “you’re saying he\u00a0(Mitt Romney) directed the writing of the platform, at least that’s the claim you make in your fundraising e-mail?” \u00a0Wasserman-Schultz cuts Anderson off and says, “That’s the responsibility of a presidential campaign.” \u00a0Throughout the interview she resolutely and emphatically claimed that the presidential candidate directs the writing of the platform.<\/p>\n In this case, the\u00a0presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton, is directing the platform. \u00a0Using the DNC chairs emphatic statements and the recent platform vote, it is safe to say that Hillary Clinton herself now supports the TPP.<\/p>\n What Do We Do to Stop the TPP?<\/strong><\/p>\n For those who still appreciate the benefits of\u00a0organized labor and the scraps\u00a0of democracy that we enjoy with a main\u00a0course of oligarchy, the TPP is suicide. \u00a0I think labor leaders need to take this more seriously. One thing you can do is contact your labor union representatives and underscore that we need to undercut President Obama at the Democratic Convention in July.<\/p>\n In asking the question, “who do we trust?” \u00a0I still trust Bernie Sanders. \u00a0Sanders has launched a petition calling on the U.S. Congress\u00a0to vote no on\u00a0the TPP. \u00a0Please sign Bernie’s\u00a0petition<\/a>.<\/p>\n