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The Green Manalishi

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45. agreed

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 03:24 PM

Jun 2015

If anybody wants to start a trade war with us, hurt them worse.

We should write it into the Constitution that no agreement with any other nation whatsoever may enforce or prohibit any action within this country.

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House votes to repeal country-of-origin labeling on meat [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 2015 OP

Good thing I rarely eat meat. 840high Jun 2015 #1

Bastards of big business - ALL OF THEM! (n/t) vkkv Jun 2015 #2

Hey Congress!! AngryDem001 Jun 2015 #3

I was trying to think of a reply, but yours sums it up nicely. historylovr Jun 2015 #9

Useless corporate lapdogs. AngryDem001 Jun 2015 #15

big win for all you TPP and TIPA lovers out there. up next, no ingredients labeling? might hurt the msongs Jun 2015 #4

GATT protected the law for 13 years. Without it, Canada could have raised the tariff immediately Recursion Jun 2015 #18

Simple: The Green Manalishi Jun 2015 #44

Welcome to the world of Corporate rule ... aggiesal Jun 2015 #5

Huh? Our free trade agreement protected our law for 13 years. Recursion Jun 2015 #21

My point is ... aggiesal Jun 2015 #30

It has authority over tariffs. Without it, Canada could just raise tariffs over any law we passed Recursion Jun 2015 #31

Free trade is not an end onto itself. jeff47 Jun 2015 #34

And then we're back in the 1970s, which this whole quagmire grew out of as a response Recursion Jun 2015 #35

MAD isn't just for nukes. jeff47 Jun 2015 #36

agreed The Green Manalishi Jun 2015 #45

Get your Pink Slime. SoapBox Jun 2015 #6

Soylent Green is exempt from COOL legislation as it is supposedly made of plankton jmowreader Jun 2015 #10

Pink slime is actually a big part of that: how do you track the country of origin of slime? Recursion Jun 2015 #17

"The World Trade Organization ruled against the law" PSPS Jun 2015 #7

Before the WTO the other countries would just raise tariffs whenever they felt like it Recursion Jun 2015 #16

It is to me. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #29

Yes. The Green Manalishi Jun 2015 #46

Greed, once again, greed HeiressofBickworth Jun 2015 #8

People will have to have their own porch or yard gardens or else buy from the tblue37 Jun 2015 #13

Been to farmers markets saw good obviously not locally grown dembotoz Jun 2015 #23

Retailers can still label if they want to, but they have to pay for the recordkeeping Recursion Jun 2015 #19

When I was last in Mexico, in the Puebla area, maybe 16 years ago, there were open sewers. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #11

In Mexico, you mustn't even eat salads unless the greens have been washed in tblue37 Jun 2015 #14

That's probably why the WTO ruled labeling discriminatory. historylovr Jun 2015 #25

US meat suppliers must retain the right to scream truthisfreedom Jun 2015 #12

The meat industry was more or less split on this Recursion Jun 2015 #20

Good thing I don't eat meat Sienna86 Jun 2015 #22

OK I admit I am not in love with hrc, but to go after her for Monsanto and ignore this is stupid dembotoz Jun 2015 #24

I buy my pet food based on the country of origin. welcome China poisoning our food. hollysmom Jun 2015 #26

Everyone knows SPAM comes from Austin Minnesota. What's the problem? think Jun 2015 #27

I've been meaning to move more towards vegetarianism... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #28

gee what could go wrong ? olddots Jun 2015 #32

YAY! TRADE AGREEMENTS ARE GREAT!!! (nt) jeff47 Jun 2015 #33

What do you see the trade agreement having done here? Recursion Jun 2015 #37

Because the trade agreement allowed them to overrule our laws. jeff47 Jun 2015 #38

No. It prevented them from doing that Recursion Jun 2015 #39

I realize it's difficult to read something that attacks your religion jeff47 Jun 2015 #40

Yes, I know it's hard for you to confront your religion Recursion Jun 2015 #41

I hate that NAFTA supporters can't bother to do any math or basic research. jeff47 Jun 2015 #42

Time to grow your own lynne Jun 2015 #43

There is another way to get around this mess chernabog Jun 2015 #47