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REPUBLICANS SELL OUT THE US-Trans-Pacific Partnership | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 62133477  United States05/07/2015 04:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 62133477 United States05/07/2015 04:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Brunei included in TPP the Sultan of Brunei, recently announced the implementation of Sharia law in his tiny South Asian nation. Indeed, the Sultan and his equally decadent brother, Prince Jefri, were dubbed “constant companions in hedonism” in 2011 by Vanity Fair. He lives in a palace with 1,788 rooms, 257 bathrooms, five swimming pools, a mosque, a banquet hall that holds 5,000 people and a 110-car garage. When he turned 50, the Sultan built a stadium, invited Michael Jackson to perform in it and paid him $17 million for three concerts. [link to nypost.com] In 2014, Brunei became the first east Asian country to officially adopt Islamic Sharia law, with possible punishments to include stoning for adultery, amputation for theft and flogging for drinking alcohol. [link to www.bbc.com] |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 62133477 United States05/07/2015 04:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | GOP: Lost its soul or just its mind? Under fast track, trade deals will not be subject to the constitutional requirement of a two-thirds majority of the Senate for ratification. A simple majority would suffice. Congress could not amend the trade agreements and would have only 60 days to cast an up-or-down vote. Under fast track, the president could do what he wants. Republicans have historically been the party of free trade, arguing that it brings us closer to Adam Smith’s world of free markets. So they have always backed presidents who seek to make trade deals easier to cut. But in this era, a trade deal may not be just about trade. The administration could use the fast track authority to force through deals that are partly about commerce but that get into other areas such as immigration and climate change. Read more at [link to www.wnd.com] |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 62133477 United States05/07/2015 05:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Selling Out the Constitution and Main Street on Trade First, President Obama wants Fast Track authority to limit the power of Congress. According to Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution, Congress alone has the power to “regulate commerce with foreign nations” yet Congressional Republicans want to cede that power to the president. [link to economyincrisis.org] |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 62133477 United States05/07/2015 05:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Most of the TPP is still secret, but draft versions of a couple of key chapters published by WikiLeaks contain worrying provisions on secret corporate tribunals, intellectual property law, and how the companies that run the internet will manage people’s free speech online. Where past trade fights have centered on the risk of job losses, the biggest criticisms of the TPP have zeroed in on provisions that have less to do with trade in the traditional sense and more to do with helping corporate shareholders and executives impose their will and extract profits from the public. [link to thinkprogress.org]  |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 62133477 United States05/07/2015 05:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | “Instead of just talking about a so-called ‘pivot to Asia,’ the Obama administration should prioritize negotiating the” TPP. [link to thediplomat.com]  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 68372812 United States05/07/2015 05:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
ar-15 nut  User ID: 44044090 United States05/07/2015 06:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Free trade is good, trade barriers are government control at the International level. There is no bad trade deals, everything always balances in the end. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 68372812 yes nafta was wonderfull cant wait to leave the lower 48 enjoy shillary! We are a REPUBLIC.If we can keep it MORAN! A pissed off American Veteran! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 56449519 United States05/07/2015 06:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 56449519 United States05/07/2015 06:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Free trade is good, trade barriers are government control at the International level. There is no bad trade deals, everything always balances in the end. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 68372812 Tell that to the American worker whose job is outsourced overseas to a Cambodian sweat shop where each worker is paid the equivalent of $2 per day. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 68994248 United States05/07/2015 06:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| ar-15 nut User ID: 44044090 United States05/07/2015 06:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Free trade is good, trade barriers are government control at the International level. There is no bad trade deals, everything always balances in the end. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 68372812 yes nafta was wonderfull cant wait to leave the lower 48 enjoy shillary! Alaska? Yup built a cabin there over 10 years ive had it with politicks going fishing my wife also wants to go home We are a REPUBLIC.If we can keep it MORAN! A pissed off American Veteran! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 31997704 United States05/07/2015 06:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Free trade is good, trade barriers are government control at the International level. There is no bad trade deals, everything always balances in the end. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 68372812 yes nafta was wonderfull cant wait to leave the lower 48 enjoy shillary! Alaska? Yup built a cabin there over 10 years ive had it with politicks going fishing my wife also wants to go home Run! Hide! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 68994248 United States05/07/2015 06:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Free trade is good, trade barriers are government control at the International level. There is no bad trade deals, everything always balances in the end. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 68372812 yes nafta was wonderfull cant wait to leave the lower 48 enjoy shillary! Alaska? Yup built a cabin there over 10 years ive had it with politicks going fishing my wife also wants to go home  What a wonderful life. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 62133477 United States05/07/2015 07:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Brunei included in TPP Quoting: Anonymous Coward 62133477 the Sultan of Brunei, recently announced the implementation of Sharia law in his tiny South Asian nation. Indeed, the Sultan and his equally decadent brother, Prince Jefri, were dubbed “constant companions in hedonism” in 2011 by Vanity Fair. He lives in a palace with 1,788 rooms, 257 bathrooms, five swimming pools, a mosque, a banquet hall that holds 5,000 people and a 110-car garage. When he turned 50, the Sultan built a stadium, invited Michael Jackson to perform in it and paid him $17 million for three concerts. [link to nypost.com] In 2014, Brunei became the first east Asian country to officially adopt Islamic Sharia law, with possible punishments to include stoning for adultery, amputation for theft and flogging for drinking alcohol. [link to www.bbc.com] |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 62133477 United States05/07/2015 07:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Brunei included in TPP Quoting: Anonymous Coward 62133477 the Sultan of Brunei, recently announced the implementation of Sharia law in his tiny South Asian nation. Indeed, the Sultan and his equally decadent brother, Prince Jefri, were dubbed “constant companions in hedonism” in 2011 by Vanity Fair. He lives in a palace with 1,788 rooms, 257 bathrooms, five swimming pools, a mosque, a banquet hall that holds 5,000 people and a 110-car garage. When he turned 50, the Sultan built a stadium, invited Michael Jackson to perform in it and paid him $17 million for three concerts. [link to nypost.com] In 2014, Brunei became the first east Asian country to officially adopt Islamic Sharia law, with possible punishments to include stoning for adultery, amputation for theft and flogging for drinking alcohol. [link to www.bbc.com] |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 62133477 United States05/07/2015 07:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am really apathetic because I think its going to happen regardless. TPTB have set it into motion. I just think they should stop lying to the people and change the name of the country. Cause this ain't America anymore. The real question is what should the new name be. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 62133477 United States05/07/2015 02:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am really apathetic because I think its going to happen regardless. TPTB have set it into motion. I just think they should stop lying to the people and change the name of the country. Cause this ain't America anymore. The real question is what should the new name be. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 62133477 Here's a name: Dumbfuckistan |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 69069970 United States05/07/2015 02:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 23943453 United States05/07/2015 02:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I told my Congress Critter back before NAFTA passed that I would be out of a job and he said that was "protectionist nonsense". Then it passed and the entire company shut down all US manufacturing and I watched over 900 people walk out the gates under security guard's view. If this is so great negotiate it and lets see it. Not you have to "pass it to see what's in it". I only believe that line if it said by a proctologist. Guaranteed there is more mass immigration in there. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 62133477 United States05/07/2015 07:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's almost as if Boehner and McConnell can't bend over and grab their ankles fast enough to help out Oblowme Quoting: Anonymous Coward 69069970 Boehner  Julian Assange, WikiLeaks editor said: "The TPP has developed in secret an unaccountable supranational court for multinationals to sue states. This system is a challenge to parliamentary and judicial sovereignty. [link to wikileaks.org (secure)] |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 62133477 United States05/07/2015 09:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Senate GOP sets up first key fast-track trade vote WASHINGTON, May 6, 2015 - Senate Republican leaders are pushing ahead with a fast-track trade bill, setting up the first key vote for next Tuesday. The 60-vote threshold on the GOP move to proceed with the legislation will provide a test of White House leadership and internal Democratic divisions on the trade issue. Republicans control 54 seats themselves. [link to www.agri-pulse.com] I hope if they fast track the bill, it screws the hell out of Dumbfuckistan. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 62133477 United States05/07/2015 09:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | UN Experts Say TPP and Fast Track Threaten Human Rights Prominent experts at the United Nations have now indicated that secretive trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) undermine human rights around the world, both because of the secretive, corporate-dominated process, and due to the substantive content of the provisions that arise out of these opaque negotiations. [link to www.eff.org (secure)] |
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