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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton needs to take a stand on the Trans-Pacific Partnership [View all]Faryn Balyncd
(5,125 posts)31. Agree with your last paragraph (and would rate Supreme Court appointments
...as probably the biggest single issue of the 2016 election.)
But the evolution of "trade agreements", from agreements which concerned the mutual lowering of tariffs and duties (for which a "fast track", no amendment, up-or-down vote may have been appropriate) into a process in which multiple spheres of government regulation (environmental, financial regulation, labor law, intellectual property law, health and safety, even food labeling) by federal, state, and local governmental entities, are over-ridden, and enforced by extra-judicial tribunals whose decisions are exempt from appeal to local, state, and federal courts, is a perilous development for democratic, constitutional governance.
And with the final fate of Fast Track undetermined and up for grabs, this is an issue in which a public stand by Hillary Clinton opposing Fast Track could be both an immediate service to democratic governance, and an indicator of how she would govern.
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This is passed over as never been said. It will probably be ask again tomorrow.
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#8
I agree but acknowledge that many people like me who prefer someone else will not beleve
pampango
Jun 2015
#3
She's evolving. Which direction she's evolving is being kept secret until she's finished evolving.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2015
#5
Good post, it is easier to live with the truth rather than believing the cognitive dissonance
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#10
Sorry, I don't assume that the TPP is the key to world domination by corporations...
Sancho
Jun 2015
#28
Agree with your last paragraph (and would rate Supreme Court appointments
Faryn Balyncd
Jun 2015
#31
As I see it, she can say as little as possible and possibly tick off some supporters,
Buns_of_Fire
Jun 2015
#25