TPP Moves Forward In Senate With Fast Track; On To The House
from the but-of-course dept
As was widely expected after last week's vote, the Senate has now voted in favor of fast track for trade agreements (officially "Trade Promotion Authority") after Republican Senators convinced enough of their Democratic counterparts to give up their Constitutional authority in regulating international commerce (yes, you read that right: Republicans who keep complaining about the President taking too much power and not obeying the Constitution, just voted explicitly to give up Constitutional authority to the President of the other party, while most Democrats declined to do so).Also as expected, all attempts to add amendments to the TPP -- including Elizabeth Warrens' plan to strip corporate sovereignty ISDS provisions -- failed. Any of the amendments almost certainly would have sunk the fast track bill in the House, so they were all basically poison pills designed to kill fast track. Still, it's disappointing that Congress is favoring corporate sovereignty, when it's pretty clear that it's a provision that is going to come back and bite us badly.
Either way, the fight will now move on to the House, where it's not yet clear if there are enough votes. But, don't be surprised to see a full court press to convince another dozen or so Democrats to join with Republicans in coughing up Congress' Constitutional authority over international trade.
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There had to have been an easier way to say it
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Manipulation
I know that politicians are mercenary enough to think up such a tactic, but are they actually willing to do the right thing for the people who are not corporations? Is it actually possible for them to think that far ahead, and in the right direction?
My argument against the above is...just what do they gain, short term?
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Re: Manipulation
As for what they have to gain? Keeping their owners happy. They know who stands to gain most from the 'trade' agreements(hint: not the public), and they don't want to make any moves suggesting that the ones paying them might have made a poor 'investment' in case it affects future bri- I mean 'donations'.
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Re: Re: Manipulation
The TPP ratification has a long way to go even if the Fast Track bill makes it into law in early June (in the best scenario). Per the LA Times, if the TPP is finalized by July (also a best scenario), people get 90 days to review it before the president signs. Then, the trade negotiators need to prepare an economic-impact assessment which could take 2-3 months before the actual ratification vote takes place. If that timeline slips, the TPP issue will enter the 2016 elections, something Obama is desperately trying to avoid.
Per the latest leaks, I don't think the TPP is almost finalized pending Fast Track. I think there are still many unresolved issues that they're trying to hide from us. Each country has a different culture and the TPP is kind of like forcing every country to follow what the US corporations want. The latest IP Chapter shows how polarized the US is compared to the other countries.
Even if TPP becomes signed and ratified, the last step would be to get other countries to ratify it. Some countries are already showing skepticism in ratifying the treaty and don't forget that other countries are fighting too (Ordinary Japanese people are feeling similar problems too).
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Constitutional Amendment
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Re: Constitutional Amendment
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For instance, in 2018 the CTEA will expire. Disney and other big media and content providers will push to extend copyright terms again. If the new CTEA does not pass, then any ICSP can open an ISDS case against us. The tribunal will likely side with the ICSP and the new CTEA bypasses the legislation and goes straight to the president for signing.
Now, if the TPP is challenged in a lawsuit or class-action lawsuit as being unconstitutional and the court, even the SCOTUS, deems it unconstitutional. Then, once again, ICSP will open an ISDS case with the tribunal, tribunal will side with the ICSP and that court case is nullified because it could possible harm the financial interests of the ICSP.
This would apply to all other member countries of the TPP.
This is just one part of this extremely dangerous trade agreement. Why do you think those interested in the TPP are trying to keep it top secret? Because the power shift is so extreme and going through normal legislative, open to the public methods would kill the TPP because the people of the member countries would be outraged to a whole new level of government hatred.
So basically, this would grant international corporate super-powers powers above the governments of the member countries. The first major step towards a single new world order and the only way out is a revolution.
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TPP & Global Treaties/'Arrangements;
2 Republican Senators Admit that They Have read the TPP.
Should Congressmen & Parliamentarians Have to Sully Their’ Beliefs’ & Sales Pitches with
‘Sordid’ Facts that Come from Actually Reading & Understanding Global Treaties/’Arrangements’?
TPP & Global Treaties part of corp. US's attempt to Increase $17+ Trillion
Debt 'Earning$' & to Legitimize Hiding Earning$ in Untouchable Foreign Banks.
Time to REPATRIATE 'Earnings'; NO FOREIGN Accountants, Banks, services, etc.
NO Trickle Down from Hiding ‘Earnings’ in Secret Off Shore Accounts.
Shifting Costs to harmless Non Shareholders to Inflate ‘Profits & Dividends’.
Is It Time to Cool off the 'Stockbrokers' again; Buy Gold?
Are TPP & Global Corporate Treaties/’Arrangements more about Tort ‘Abolishment’ than Tort ‘Reform’?
Global Treaties Not about How Much Trade, but, How to & Who to Trade with to 'Undermine' AIIB. About as Reversible as Wall St.'s 'Derivatives'. How Can You Ensure that their are NO 'Future Considerations' Paid out by TPP, et al, 'Foreign' & Domestic Lobbyists?
Individual States Jump at Opportunity to: Refuse, or, 'Over Charge' Business Licenses, Raise Targeting State Taxes, 'Road' Taxes, etc. to Recoup Global Treaties' Suits (plus Earn Lucrative 'Punitive Damages') from Non Good Corporate Citizens (non-Compliant of State laws), Associated/Support Corps., Securities Exchanges, et al?
TPP, TTIP, CETA, et al, Shareholders 'Persona non Grata'; Shareholders' Meetings I.D. Toxic Neighbors, In-laws, et al.
Will China, Iran, the Muslim World, et al, Support Putin in Suits?
But, If Not PUTIN; 'The WHITE KNIGHT', then Who Do YOU Want to Bankroll the Saving of the harmless NON shareholders of the World from Fast Tracking TPP's, CETA's (TTIP) Secret 'Death-Star-Chamber' Tribunal Penalties?
How about Warren Buffett, &/or, the 'coveted' Hong Kong investor, et al?
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The purpose
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Yup, that'll fix everything.
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Obviously not through their so-called "elected" representatives since most of them only represent campaign donors and are hard of hearing towards everyone else.
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And with many of those 'sponsors' being the very people keen on passing TPP and TTIP with as little debate as possible, they'll be in a good mood for those 'donation' dinners, too. Win-win!
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Whores are better poeple!
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Re: Whores are better poeple!
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Americas founding fathers would be leading the revolution if they were alive today.
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Should 've Invested In Grease
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Next, we can convince both Senate and House not to accept TPP (and TTIP) when it comes up for ratification. The Fast Track bill gives the right for Congress to vote a solid 'No'.
Finally, we can drag on the TPP long enough so that it becomes influenced by the 2016 elections. Even though it isn't as effective as the other 2 options, it has the best chance of success. TPP is already late and there are still hurdles to go through before it gets put up for ratification.
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When banana republics take foreign loans and spend it on huge penis statues...
It's one of the arguments about some of the US debt since penis statues (often in the form of questionable military campaigns) abound.
Here is a situation in which the entire government is pushing to put secret law in place circumventing whatever checks and balances we have left, behaving contrary to the power-grabbing partisanship characteristic of Washington in order to hand tons more power to corporations.
One might think we should question the vested interests in all the representatives, and the president.
TPP has smelled odious from the beginning. It's already been leaked to include the SOPA regulations and Corporate Sovereignty. Its secrecy -- and the fact that the people still haven't been allowed to view it at all -- is highly conspicuous and suspect.
We need to accept that we're about to lose all our remaining rights and become a corporate dictatorship. Or we need to stop this thing from moving forward by force.
One or the other.
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Amendments
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Re: Amendments
Will be interesting to see how this plays out.
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Can we stop being so cynical?
1. Democrats want currency manipulation, which the bill has failed to deliver which hurts its chances
2. a sizable block of Republicans (from the Tea Party) are against it too
3. Watchdog and Rights groups are going all out on this
so can we NOT just say we are doomed and sit around and whine all day? It doesn't help the problem at all, in fact it does the opposite.
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Re: Can we stop being so cynical?
Who says we are doomed? Using the a find tool, the only place in this thread where one finds the word "doomed" is in your post and this response.
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