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Baobab

(4,667 posts)
Wed May 11, 2016, 01:56 PM May 2016

Stakes of this election are huge because FastTrack lasts six years and trade agreements are almost

impossible to terminate.

Imagine the effect of having our next President being able to approve trade deals that will create a situation which would outlast the country itself, or any revolutions, creations of tne combined countries, everything, forever.

In the Eastern Sugar case it was shown that even the dissolution of the former country and creation of a new one, and then it joining the European Union did not allow the territory to escape the terms of a pre- existing trade agreement.

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Stakes of this election are huge because FastTrack lasts six years and trade agreements are almost (Original Post) Baobab May 2016 OP
And we have Obama and the Republicans to thank for Fast Track. arcane1 May 2016 #1
It doesnt matter who or what, just that we must not allow the right to reguate to be lost Baobab May 2016 #2
This election is likely the last that we have ANY voice felix_numinous May 2016 #3

Baobab

(4,667 posts)
2. It doesnt matter who or what, just that we must not allow the right to reguate to be lost
Wed May 11, 2016, 02:25 PM
May 2016

because once it is it remains lost even if the country was broken up into a million pieces or its people annihilated, the burden remains forever, onto the ends of time, apparently.

This is why the Europeans- several groups in Europe are attempting to insert clauses into THEIR pending FTAS, despite strong opposition by the United States- to allow them to preserve the rigt to regulate and leave any agreement they want to if they decide its necessary without having to pay foreign countries or companies compensation for lost expected business opportunities which is an outrageous position the US is taking.

felix_numinous

(5,198 posts)
3. This election is likely the last that we have ANY voice
Wed May 11, 2016, 02:44 PM
May 2016

with TTIP we will be condemning our children and grandchildren to be forced to FIGHT for their food and medicines and lands. I believe Bernie Sanders is a window of opportunity they DO NOT WANT to happen, because his administration would put a stop to this corporate coup.

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