From EFF:
The U.S. Senate has paved the way for the passage of Fast Track legislation, to give the White House and the U.S. Trade Representative almost unilateral power to negotiate and finalize secret anti-user trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Yesterday a "cloture" vote was held—this was a vote to end debate on Fast Track and break any possibility for a filibuster, and it passed by the minimum votes needed—60 to 37. Today, the Senate voted to pass the legislation itself. TPP proponents only needed 51 votes, a simple majority, to actually pass the bill, and they got it in a 60 to 38 vote. Following months and months of campaigning, Congress has ultimately caved to corporate demands to hand away its own constitutional mandate over trade, and the President is expected to the sign the bill into law as early as tonight or later this week.
(Score: 4, Funny) by JNCF on Thursday June 25 2015, @01:50AM
Joe Trailerpark should really go for an expensive German piss-bear. Cheap American piss-bears are known for having watered-down piss, which isn't nearly as effective at driving unwanted intruders away from your house or trailer. Only German piss-bears are pungent enough to do the job right, and Joe Trailerpark should know that!