CAFTA-DR hits constitutional snags

Ag Weekly ^ | jamuary 11 , 2006 | Cathy Roemer

[hedgetrimmer]

It opens the way for foreign industry to manage services that have been traditionally managed by the state," he said.

Like building and managing our highway system, as in the trans texas corridor?

[hedgetrimmer]

CAFTA PING

[hedgetrimmer]

When asked if that stipulation means a Central American national could become a local fire chief or police chief in the United States, Stansbury said, "It is possible."

[Toddsterpatriot]

When asked if that stipulation means a Central American national could become a local fire chief or police chief in the United States, Stansbury said, "It is possible."

But Burke Stansbury, executive director for the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, a U.S. based group opposing CAFTA-DR

CISPES has been working since 1980 in solidarity with the FMLN (Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front) and the Salvadoran social justice movement to promote an alternative to the oppressive US-backed policies of the Salvadoran right.

Formed in 1980 with Cuban backing, the guerrilla umbrella organization (FMLN) is composed of five leftist groups: Central American Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRTC), People's Revolutionary Army (ERP), Farabundo Marti Popular Liberation Forces (FPL), Armed Forces of National Resistance (FARN), and the Communist Party of El Salvador's Armed Forces of Liberation (FAL).

Allow me to be the first to congratulate you on taking the same side as these openly Communist organizations. Bravo!!

[NapkinUser]

I'm with Ron Paul.

Free trade-yes!
Free trade agreements-no!

[raybbr]

The FTAA intends to bring every country in the Western Hemisphere under one free-trade umbrella -- possibly to the point of a common currency, the Amero, similar to the European Union’s Euro.

"Ameros" for everyone in the "new America". I can't wait.

We are now one of the largest Spanish-speaking nations in the world. We're a major source of Latin music, journalism and culture.

Just go to Miami, or San Antonio, Los Angeles, Chicago or West New York, New Jersey ... and close your eyes and listen. You could just as easily be in Santo Domingo or Santiago, or San Miguel de Allende.

For years our nation has debated this change -- some have praised it and others have resented it. By nominating me, my party has made a choice to welcome the new America.

George Bush from a campaign speech in Miami, August 2000.

[A. Pole]

All CAFTA countries have ratified the agreement with the exception of Costa Rica, El Salvador being the first in December 2004 and Nicaragua the most recent in September 2005.

Interesting, Costa Rica is the most peaceful, least corrupt country in the area, while El Salvador has history of oligarchical opression and brutal assasinations.

[dljordan]

" Like building and managing our highway system, as in the trans texas corridor?"

Or the "Super-Slab" here in Colorado?

[Wolfie]

CAFTA-DR’s troubles have invigorated hope among opponents that the trade agreement could be derailed.

Not. A. Chance.

[Wolfie]

CAFTA-DR’s troubles have invigorated hope among opponents that the trade agreement could be derailed.

Not. A. Chance.

[hedgetrimmer]

I did not write the article.

[Mase]

...taking the same side as these openly Communist organizations..

More proof, as if we needed it, that the far right wacko's are becoming similar to the wacko's on the left.

[hedgetrimmer]

A list of the most common propaganda techniques currently in use.

# 1. Guilt By Association: This is used to damage someone's reputation by associating them with an unattractive person or organization. It doesn't matter if there is an actual association or not.

[hedgetrimmer]

More proof, as if we needed it, that the far right wacko's are becoming similar to the wacko's on the left.

# 5. Name Calling

[MamaTexan]

The United States’ Trade Capacity Building policy gives financial aid to countries to align them with free trade agreements.

Yep... STEAL our money from OUR families and give it to some turd world a-hole.... so GOVERNMENT and BUSINESS can have 'free trade'!

The only was to 'equalize' the world is to PULL UP the lower economic class by DRAGGING DOWN the upper economic class.

People with brain cells recognize it as SOCIALISM!

[Toddsterpatriot]

I did not write the article.

No, you posted it and you agree with it. It's much too long and complicated for you to have written it.

[Toddsterpatriot]

# 1. Guilt By Association: This is used to damage someone's reputation by associating them with an unattractive person or organization. It doesn't matter if there is an actual association or not.

Here's a hint for you, if someone in an article agrees with you but works for something that sounds like this, "Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador", you might want to think twice about posting the article. Of course that's assuming you can think twice. Or even once.

[Toddsterpatriot]

The only was to 'equalize' the world is to PULL UP the lower economic class by DRAGGING DOWN the upper economic class.

You should read the article again. The word 'equalize' is nowhere to be found.

[hedgetrimmer]

No, you posted it and you agree with it

Posting an article doesn't mean an agreement with anything. It does mean that the article may be worthy of consideration for discussion, however. But you never discuss the content of an article you only attack the poster.

# 20. "Interpreting"

[hedgetrimmer]

Here's a hint for you, if someone in an article agrees with you but works for something that sounds like this, "Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador", you might want to think twice about posting the article.

So you are saying that no one can post an article unless they agree one hundred percent with every organization everyone cited in the article is affiliated with?

You don't have that right.

# 1. Guilt By Association: This is used to damage someone's reputation by associating them with an unattractive person or organization. It doesn't matter if there is an actual association or not.

And you are hijacking the thread that was meant to provoke a discussion about the constitutionality of the CAFTA agreement into personal attacks on me. Nice.