Posted on 05/28/2015 6:51:37 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
The TPP agreement is not designed to grow trade because instead it is constructed in a manner designed to carry on, and double-down, on the destructive policies already in place because of the Obama administration
On Constitution Radio with Douglas V. Gibbs on May 23, 2015 over KMET 1490AM, the topic of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement moseyed its way into the arena of discussion. During the conversation a rare instance in the many year history of the radio program, and on the Political Pistachio blogsite for that matter, emerged where JASmius (my longtime co-host, staff writer, and dear friend) and I disagreed.
While I indicated I felt that the deal is potentially a dangerous one, and I am against Republican support of the Obama supported trade agreement, JASmius stated he supported the spread of capitalism, and that is what the TPP agreement accomplishes. I responded that I support free trade, but not when it puts the United States, and more specifically “American sovereignty,” at a disadvantage. I added that the secretive nature of this agreement threw up red flags for me, as well.
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Sounds like we’re wanting to give up much of our economic national sovereignty with this thing.
This seems almost like a UN thing. There are some of these globalists that want us to give up more of our national sovereignty to international bodies.
Obama and others are wanting to give up the Internet to these international bodies.
I guess this is all part of the “new world order” they’ve been pushing on us for years.
It is a secretive thing, and it seems like it might be a bait and switch thing (since people have commented on being allowed to read American negotiation offer positions BUT NOT the response and counter-offers).
I do not like the negotiation buck stopping with this president because the so-called Arab Spring (his baby, OK?!) has been an unmitigated disaster, I think he is naively wedded to an unworkable world view and this is but one symptom.
These trade deals usually benefit the weakest link at the expense of the strongest. This one will be no different. If it was Obama would not be supporting it.
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