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You always want to bring up some agency. Is trade organized through the WTO? Yes, but do you think they endorsed and signed off on the steel tariffs that were slapped on imported steel two years ago? No way! But did we do this anyway? Yes. We still had the sovereignty to say "no". But you did notice that we were going to face retribution if we didn't lift the tariffs didn't you? What would you have done, gave them the finger and dealt with the consequences? Maybe we should move from protectionism to isolationism. That way, someone that you care about can have their manufacturing job back at what is today a good wage but tomorrow wont buy jack.

You always want to bring up some agency.

The are pertinent to the discussion, thats why.

Many free traders seem to think that all this so-called free trade that is going on is done at the behest of the American people through their elected representatives.

But it isn't. Our trade with the rest of the world is being driven from external organizations, and that is a violation of our sovereignty. Our trade deals are being negotiated by an unelected "minister" Robert Zoellick. Our Constitution doesn't say anywhere that our government has "ministers" it says we are to have senators and representatives.Where did the the concept of a "minister" come from my friend?