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TPP Unraveling
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 1,000 people filed a lawsuit against the Japanese
government Friday seeking to halt its involvement in the 12-country talks for a Pacific Rim free trade agreement as "unconstitutional." The plaintiffs said, however, the TPP would change a number of rules and regulations concerning people's lives "for the sake of the freedom and profits of global corporations." One lawyer in a 157-member legal team working for the plaintiffs said the TPP is "a risky pact that would fundamentally overturn domestic systems." As for an investor-state dispute settlement clause which the TPP member nations are negotiating to introduce to give a multinational company the right to sue a state for compensation, the plaintiffs expressed opposition saying it would jeopardize Japan's judicial independence. http://mainichi.jp/english/english/n...dm075000c.html Seems people around the world are wising up to corporate goverence in the form of trade agreements. Best Regards Tom. |
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On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 5:57:06 PM UTC-7, Howard Beal wrote:
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 1,000 people filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government Friday seeking to halt its involvement in the 12-country talks for a Pacific Rim free trade agreement as "unconstitutional." The plaintiffs said, however, the TPP would change a number of rules and regulations concerning people's lives "for the sake of the freedom and profits of global corporations." One lawyer in a 157-member legal team working for the plaintiffs said the TPP is "a risky pact that would fundamentally overturn domestic systems." As for an investor-state dispute settlement clause which the TPP member nations are negotiating to introduce to give a multinational company the right to sue a state for compensation, the plaintiffs expressed opposition saying it would jeopardize Japan's judicial independence. http://mainichi.jp/english/english/n...dm075000c.html Seems people around the world are wising up to corporate goverence in the form of trade agreements. Best Regards Tom. Many people are. Morons like slow eddy aren't. |
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On Sat, 16 May 2015 17:57:04 -0700, "Howard Beal"
wrote: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 1,000 people filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government Friday seeking to halt its involvement in the 12-country talks for a Pacific Rim free trade agreement as "unconstitutional." The plaintiffs said, however, the TPP would change a number of rules and regulations concerning people's lives "for the sake of the freedom and profits of global corporations." One lawyer in a 157-member legal team working for the plaintiffs said the TPP is "a risky pact that would fundamentally overturn domestic systems." As for an investor-state dispute settlement clause which the TPP member nations are negotiating to introduce to give a multinational company the right to sue a state for compensation, the plaintiffs expressed opposition saying it would jeopardize Japan's judicial independence. http://mainichi.jp/english/english/n...dm075000c.html Seems people around the world are wising up to corporate goverence in the form of trade agreements. Best Regards Tom. This is always a hot topic for debate, but the trouble with it is that most people don't know that we already have such agreements -- probably over a hundred of them -- and we have since 1966. So has Japan. The press has done a terrible job of pointing this out to people. There even is an organization under the WTO, formed in 1965, which arbitrates and administers the legal proceedings in these suits: the ICSID, which is the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes. Rather than get into a discussion about it now, take a look at this very succinct explanation by an expert in the field, published in the Washington Post. It will give you a very quick insight and perspective into what's going on. Whether you like it or not is up to you: http://tinyurl.com/mjgc3rb -- Ed Huntress |
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On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 7:06:49 PM UTC-7, slow eddy wrote:
This is always a hot topic for debate, but the trouble with it is that most people don't know that we already have such agreements -- probably over a hundred of them -- and we have since 1966. So has Japan. The press has done a terrible job of pointing this out to people. There even is an organization under the WTO, formed in 1965, which arbitrates and administers the legal proceedings in these suits: the ICSID, which is the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes. Rather than get into a discussion about it now, take a look at this very succinct explanation by an expert in the field, published in the Washington Post. It will give you a very quick insight and perspective into what's going on. Whether you like it or not is up to you: http://tinyurl.com/mjgc3rb -- slow eddy How soon before slow eddy claims NAFTA was really good for the American middle class and produced the jobs Bill Clinton said it would? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkgx1C_S6ls |
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On Sat, 16 May 2015 17:57:04 -0700, "Howard Beal"
wrote: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 1,000 people filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government Friday seeking to halt its involvement in the 12-country talks for a Pacific Rim free trade agreement as "unconstitutional." The plaintiffs said, however, the TPP would change a number of rules and regulations concerning people's lives "for the sake of the freedom and profits of global corporations." One lawyer in a 157-member legal team working for the plaintiffs said the TPP is "a risky pact that would fundamentally overturn domestic systems." As for an investor-state dispute settlement clause which the TPP member nations are negotiating to introduce to give a multinational company the right to sue a state for compensation, the plaintiffs expressed opposition saying it would jeopardize Japan's judicial independence. http://mainichi.jp/english/english/n...dm075000c.html Seems people around the world are wising up to corporate goverence in the form of trade agreements. That's good news. -- Vidi, Vici, Veni |
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On Sat, 16 May 2015 17:57:04 -0700, "Howard Beal"
wrote: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 1,000 people filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government Friday seeking to halt its involvement in the 12-country talks for a Pacific Rim free trade agreement as "unconstitutional." The plaintiffs said, however, the TPP would change a number of rules and regulations concerning people's lives "for the sake of the freedom and profits of global corporations." One lawyer in a 157-member legal team working for the plaintiffs said the TPP is "a risky pact that would fundamentally overturn domestic systems." As for an investor-state dispute settlement clause which the TPP member nations are negotiating to introduce to give a multinational company the right to sue a state for compensation, the plaintiffs expressed opposition saying it would jeopardize Japan's judicial independence. http://mainichi.jp/english/english/n...dm075000c.html Seems people around the world are wising up to corporate goverence in the form of trade agreements. Best Regards Tom. ==================== Indeed! One of the critical needs in the current situation is a central clearing house for citizen action groups to exchange information on the continual efforts of the supranational corporations to usurp national sovereignty, and the [success of] stratagy/tactics which have been used to combat such efforts to identify the corporations/individuals and their weak points. Long before the age of the internet, the critical need for communication and cooperation among citizen actions groups [and the education of their membership, particularly in history to avoid repeating the same mistakes] was identified and stressed by John William Cooke. -- Unka' George "Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, barter is the money of peasants, but debt is the money of slaves" -Norm Franz, "Money and Wealth in the New Millenium" |
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TPP Unraveling
On Mon, 18 May 2015 16:03:38 -0500, F. George McDuffee
wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2015 17:57:04 -0700, "Howard Beal" wrote: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 1,000 people filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government Friday seeking to halt its involvement in the 12-country talks for a Pacific Rim free trade agreement as "unconstitutional." The plaintiffs said, however, the TPP would change a number of rules and regulations concerning people's lives "for the sake of the freedom and profits of global corporations." One lawyer in a 157-member legal team working for the plaintiffs said the TPP is "a risky pact that would fundamentally overturn domestic systems." As for an investor-state dispute settlement clause which the TPP member nations are negotiating to introduce to give a multinational company the right to sue a state for compensation, the plaintiffs expressed opposition saying it would jeopardize Japan's judicial independence. http://mainichi.jp/english/english/n...dm075000c.html Seems people around the world are wising up to corporate goverence in the form of trade agreements. Best Regards Tom. ==================== Indeed! One of the critical needs in the current situation is a central clearing house for citizen action groups to exchange information on the continual efforts of the supranational corporations to usurp national sovereignty, and the [success of] stratagy/tactics which have been used to combat such efforts to identify the corporations/individuals and their weak points. Hear, hear! Please let me know if you find any. -- When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. -- Thomas Paine (comparing Paine to the current CONgress deep sigh) |
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On Monday, May 18, 2015 at 5:03:53 PM UTC-4, F. George McDuffee wrote:
On Sat, 16 May 2015 17:57:04 -0700, "Howard Beal" wrote: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 1,000 people filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government Friday seeking to halt its involvement in the 12-country talks for a Pacific Rim free trade agreement as "unconstitutional." The plaintiffs said, however, the TPP would change a number of rules and regulations concerning people's lives "for the sake of the freedom and profits of global corporations." One lawyer in a 157-member legal team working for the plaintiffs said the TPP is "a risky pact that would fundamentally overturn domestic systems." As for an investor-state dispute settlement clause which the TPP member nations are negotiating to introduce to give a multinational company the right to sue a state for compensation, the plaintiffs expressed opposition saying it would jeopardize Japan's judicial independence. http://mainichi.jp/english/english/n...dm075000c.html Seems people around the world are wising up to corporate goverence in the form of trade agreements. Best Regards Tom. ==================== Indeed! One of the critical needs in the current situation is a central clearing house for citizen action groups to exchange information on the continual efforts of the supranational corporations to usurp national sovereignty, and the [success of] stratagy/tactics which have been used to combat such efforts to identify the corporations/individuals and their weak points. Long before the age of the internet, the critical need for communication and cooperation among citizen actions groups [and the education of their membership, particularly in history to avoid repeating the same mistakes] was identified and stressed by John William Cooke. Companies and organizations have used electrical networking in some form before the internet (like telegraphs) since the 1850s which was long before Mr. Cooke. International cooperation and development has occurred between organizations for cartel or monopolistic reasons even before then. |
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On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 5:57:06 PM UTC-7, Howard Beal wrote:
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 1,000 people filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government Friday seeking to halt its involvement in the 12-country talks for a Pacific Rim free trade agreement as "unconstitutional." The plaintiffs said, however, the TPP would change a number of rules and regulations concerning people's lives "for the sake of the freedom and profits of global corporations." One lawyer in a 157-member legal team working for the plaintiffs said the TPP is "a risky pact that would fundamentally overturn domestic systems." As for an investor-state dispute settlement clause which the TPP member nations are negotiating to introduce to give a multinational company the right to sue a state for compensation, the plaintiffs expressed opposition saying it would jeopardize Japan's judicial independence. http://mainichi.jp/english/english/n...dm075000c.html Seems people around the world are wising up to corporate goverence in the form of trade agreements. Best Regards Tom. No American workers union supports the TPP that I know of because they know how badly TPP will effect American jobs. People that are anti-American worker support TPP. People like slow eddy. |
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