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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

JDPriestly

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13. The terrible catch is that a court that does not answer to our Congress or to us as a people

Reply to nenagh (Reply #7)

Sun Feb 1, 2015, 03:37 PM

Feb 2015

decides whether the environmental law is a trade barrier and therefore not really an environmental law or not.

Remember. As rare as it may happen, our Congress can impeach a federal judge, and judges in state courts can be removed. These trade court judges will not answer to our government, to us, or to our Congress, and our Supreme Court does not review the rulings and decisions of the international trade courts.

This is a loss of a considerable and important aspect of our sovereignty.

Most Americans don't even realize how important our sovereignty over our courts is in our lives.

No to TPP. I oppose any trade agreement that sets up an international court that over-rides our laws or Constitution.

I utterly oppose the TPP.

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The Government’s TPP Rhetoric (code for bullshit) [View all] rhett o rick Jan 2015 OP

From what I gather, Newest Reality Jan 2015 #1

"subject to the same dispute settlement mechanism as other obligations in TPP" nenagh Jan 2015 #2

If people could only understand that what that means is not good for America JDPriestly Jan 2015 #4

The second paragraph- commitments to effectively enforce domestic environmental laws... nenagh Feb 2015 #7

The terrible catch is that a court that does not answer to our Congress or to us as a people JDPriestly Feb 2015 #13

Wonderful reply. nenagh Feb 2015 #15

Does that mean that corporate lawyers on their corporate court get to decide? stillwaiting Feb 2015 #8

I've just read the portion of the TPP from the above... nenagh Feb 2015 #9

Opposition to the TPP becomes very easy for me when considering ISDS. stillwaiting Feb 2015 #10

"It's like the beginning stages of a nightmarish dystopic sci-fi film." Dragonfli Feb 2015 #17

Exactly. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2015 #3

Thanks for posting and the links. Bookmark. JEB Jan 2015 #5

The melding of corporation and state. Ruling class government corporate corruption extraordinaire. L0oniX Jan 2015 #6

K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Feb 2015 #11

kick navarth Feb 2015 #12

Why do they have to 'seek' any of this? We HAVE LAWS, period. Clearly the rhetoric is telling us sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #14

I know of one Duer that not only uses this rhetoric as "proof" of the Benevolence of the TTP Dragonfli Feb 2015 #16

Thank you very much for that. How refreshing to hear after coming from threads that rhett o rick Feb 2015 #18

I saw one OP that tried Quixotically to discuss the root cause of the mistaken beliefs Dragonfli Feb 2015 #19

I very much share your fears. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #21

Rec the OP and wish I could rec 1, 13, 16, 18, 19... (nt) antiquie Feb 2015 #20