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In reply to the discussion: Surprise! The New Trade Deal Is Written for and By Corporations [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)a coup is taking our democratic government from us.
A CORPORATE COUP.
That is ALL THAT THE TPP and the other proposed trade agreements are.
They are a corporate coup, and we are being distracted by other issues like gun laws and ISIS.
We have a military. ISIS has now made themselves not just a terrorist group but a military force. They must be dealt with accordingly.
WE MUST DEAL WITH THE TPP.
Because if we get the TPP, our Constitution is gone. We have already lost the battle of the Fourth Amendment.
Let's don't lose jury trials in the most expensive law suits ever. The TPP law suits. We demand the end of these international trade tribunals. In fact, arbitration courts should, in American law, only be permitted when, at the very beginning of the arbitration hearings, both parties agree without the invocation of prior contractual agreements, to arbitrate their dispute.
Let's stick to our Constitution and have public trials with, when appropriate, juries.
The TPP is a great danger to our country.
WE CAN HAVE TRADE WITHOUT THE TPP AND WITHOUT NAFTA.
Let's have fair trade agreements that allow each nation to opt out of trade when another country does not play fair. But leave it up to the voters of the nation opting out as to when the trade is fair or not.
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