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1StrongBlackMan

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24. There has NEVER been public input into ANY international negotiation ...
Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:24 PM
Apr 2015

this brand new "public input/negotiation transparency" bone being chewed is completely ahistorical.

So damn true. What a scam. I love her. So clear and so smart. Wow, we need her. nt Logical Apr 2015 #1
Right, lay it all out, let the press & people see it as she said. Also how Americans have been appalachiablue Apr 2015 #6
Fugg the press and their hacks malaise Apr 2015 #8
Including independent, alternative media, not only M$M is likely what Warren meant appalachiablue Apr 2015 #15
OK to that part of the press n/t malaise Apr 2015 #27
The public will never the facts when they have been established. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #2
I think there's a typo in your post. morningfog Apr 2015 #4
Yes ... Darned "smartphone ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #7
After the law is passed? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #11
That is not what is going to happen ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #13
How many of those days does Congress have to be in session? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #16
I don't know; but, I suspect ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #17
120 days is a lot. Can't wait to see how they divvy it up once... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #18
120 days is more than enough time for ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #20
So no public input as to what is or is not included, morningfog Apr 2015 #21
There has NEVER been public input into ANY international negotiation ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #24
You prefer it this way? You like NAFTA? morningfog Apr 2015 #25
Having participated in "high stakes" negotiation ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #29
It's a corporate coup! JDPriestly Apr 2015 #31
Yeah. Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #34
On this issue she's the champion of the people - and also of democracy. polichick Apr 2015 #3
More than reasonable still_one Apr 2015 #5
Yes. emulatorloo Apr 2015 #9
Agreed. KeepItReal Apr 2015 #10
There are protests in the other signatory countries. And EU has protests about the TTIP. djean111 Apr 2015 #12
The public will see it KMOD Apr 2015 #14
It's incredibly naive to think that after all the effort morningfog Apr 2015 #19
But Wyden won a provision that will allow the Senate to turn off the fast track authority . KMOD Apr 2015 #22
Plus Obama and the next President has Fast Track authority until 2021. Elwood P Dowd Apr 2015 #23
This has been addressed MannyGoldstein Apr 2015 #26
And where is Hillary Clinton on this issue? SheilaT Apr 2015 #28
K&R. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #30
Yep. So much for President Transparency, huh? AzDar Apr 2015 #32
https://jahanc.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/obama-laughing-on-af1.jpg blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #33
The truth will set us all free. K&R closeupready Apr 2015 #35
stupid people think we just need to TRUST Skittles Apr 2015 #36
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