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marym625

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Sat May 30, 2015, 05:14 PM

May 2015

Yeah, I won't hold my breath. Not unless it is followed by,

Corporations have the right to usurp all of the above at their will and whimsy, without notice or ability for anyone or any nation to object

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This needs to become a larger part of the TPP discussion. [View all] Snarkoleptic May 2015 OP

Business is business. What's so hard to understand about that? Jackpine Radical May 2015 #1

I know, right? Snarkoleptic May 2015 #3

Yeah, we tortured some folks and some folks are bought and sold like cattle. BeanMusical May 2015 #19

K&R! marym625 May 2015 #2

Because they care about people. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #6

There ya go. marym625 May 2015 #8

It has the full support of republicans arcane1 May 2015 #7

That's what I have been saying too marym625 May 2015 #9

Insert these rules into the TPP, I dare them WHEN CRABS ROAR May 2015 #32

beautiful! marym625 May 2015 #35

Apparently, human trafficking regulations are non-negotiable to the Obama admin. A total nonstarter Romulox May 2015 #4

But "jobs" or something. arcane1 May 2015 #5

+1 marym625 May 2015 #10

I guess it's part of multi dimensional chess or something NRaleighLiberal May 2015 #24

Do you think there is NO human trafficking going on within the United States? randome May 2015 #11

Please point directly to American aspirant May 2015 #28

The U.S. is a big country. Of course bad things happen within our borders. randome May 2015 #36

Then I guess we need to clean up our own act salib May 2015 #38

No argument there. We do and there should be. randome May 2015 #40

Do not feed the trolls salib May 2015 #37

Oh, you little snooker-doodle! randome May 2015 #41

"Partnership agreements" (like the EU) should include high enforceable human rights, labor rights, pampango May 2015 #12

Where as right now national sovereignty..... daleanime May 2015 #15

If it took a back seat to human rights, labor right, the environment, etc. that would be pampango May 2015 #17

Enforced by *whom*, pampango??? nt Romulox May 2015 #16

Any 'partnership agreement' would have to create an enforcement mechanism that pampango May 2015 #18

So enforced by the same corporations and countries who profit from the violations, then... nt Romulox May 2015 #22

I don't think that's what FDR and Truman had in mind. pampango May 2015 #23

Neither FDR nor Truman negotiated the TPP. Your repetition/association tactics become absurd. nt Romulox May 2015 #25

That is true. They negotiated the International Treaty Organization which, if congress pampango May 2015 #29

FDR was wrong on that one. JDPriestly May 2015 #33

Its obvious that some here want to be governed by wealthy, autocratic, dictatorial corporations. Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #42

I think FDR was right so we disagree on that but thanks for the detailed responses. n/t pampango May 2015 #43

Hell yes.... daleanime May 2015 #13

Because China. GeorgeGist May 2015 #14

Also Brunei, which is in the process of instituting brutal religious laws including the death Bluenorthwest May 2015 #20

Gee, I thought only the Pope did that. eom Cleita May 2015 #21

Popes stopped doing that a looooong time ago. n/t whathehell May 2015 #26

I know. Cleita May 2015 #27

We need to reserve the right to refuse to trade with countries that practice completely barbaric, JDPriestly May 2015 #30

Agreed! I was horrified looking at the pics at the article in the OP. Snarkoleptic May 2015 #31

Another Important Reason why TPP must not Pass! KoKo May 2015 #34

You think if the TPP doesn't get signed the US won't be doing business with Malaysia? George II May 2015 #39

It's bad enough we are trading with them now, let alone Snarkoleptic May 2015 #44