[expat_panama]

How can you support an international agreement that implements sustainable development? ... you favor a Leninist global trading system that imposes restrictions on human freedom ...   ... You're a fake.

The black helicopters are gone now so we how about we take off the tinfoil.   The full text of CAFTA is here.  The environment clause mentions sustainable development here:

Article 17.9: Environmental Cooperation
1. The Parties recognize the importance of protecting, improving, and conserving the environment, including natural resources, in their territories. The Parties underscore the importance of promoting all possible forms of cooperation and reaffirm that cooperation on environmental matters provides enhanced opportunities to advance common commitments to achieve sustainable development for the well-being of present and future generation.

Fine-- we recognize how important it is, we underscore its importance, and we reafirm that cooperation provides opportunities.  I can handle that.  In fact, if it passes, I promise to do all your underscoring, reafirming, and recognizing.  If it doesn't pass, you can pay all my import taxes.

Deal?

[hedgetrimmer]

From your link:

IMPLEMENT this Agreement in a manner consistent with environmental protection and conservation, promote sustainable development,

Some people are ignorant of the truth, whether that is willful or not, I can't say. Sustainable development exists, and has been corrupting our government for years..

Sustainable development is a concept put forward by GRO HARLEM BRUNTLANDT and MAURICE STRONG made public in 1989. They are GLOBAL SOCIALISTS. Sustainable developers do not believe in private property rights.

If our government is committing to SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT in a 'trade agreement' they are committing to the destruction of PRIVATE PROPERTY. Thats all. Don't be disingenuous pretending this language is benign and will have no deleterious effects.