[Willie Green]

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[Toddsterpatriot]

The results? No new final markets for U.S.-made products, the loss of tens of thousands of working-class American jobs,

The CAFTA countries won´t benefit from the new deal, either. The U.S. market for the labor-intensive goods they need to specialize in is already saturated with the imports of all the other third world countries and regions that have recently expanded trade with America – notably China.

Oh, where to begin? So, this will cost American jobs because this work will now be done in Central America? But it won't help Central America because the market is already saturated?

So, how about a little consistency? If it hurts the U.S., it must help Central America. And wouldn't you prefer we traded with struggling Central American democracies instead of China?

[ninenot]

It gets worse: see article posted "Bush to States: CONFORM to CAFTA" yesterday on FR.

States were "advised" to drop their purchasing policy and legislation to conform to CAFTA rules--yet to be written, BTW.

[French-American Republican]

All of this free trade is a surrender of US sovereignty. Article I Section 8 of the Constitution says that Congress has the power to regulate commerce. Congress cannot delegate this power to the Office of the Trade Representative, the WTO, or any other agency whether within or without this country.

I am shocked that there would be such support for what is euphemestically called free trade on a conservative forum. You cannot be against US membership in international organizations like the UN and support the WTO, the GATT, and things like that. That's a double standard.

[neutrino]

But, Willie, don't you understand...destroying American jobs makes us all rich! Heck, hiring people at 20 cents per hour is better than winning the lottery! Sign me up! Wheee! (/venemous sarcasm)