What a sad state of affairs.

Because some of us have the capability to judge character based on reality.

This place can be confusing sometimes.

I can't believe an ostensibly Democratic president is going to the mat over secretive trade deals.

Please be specific.

I agree that, "It is pathetic that we (you) are battling a Dem president over this".

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He is not a god. He is not all powerful. People make mistakes, which is why full transparency in government is critical. A good leader knows this, which is why he will listen to counter-arguments before making a decision. But there have been no counter-arguments to consider because he has limited the number of people who can review the documents.

No criticism=plausible deniability.

This is a democracy. I don't trust anyone who says that anyone has to vote for something without full and open access to it, the same as any law gets.

This isn't a national security issue where people could die. It's a financial/economic/trade issue and there's no reason not to have full, unfettered access to see who would benefit or be hurt by it.