Cpl Christopher Bishop 775696 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am partially sniffing out the depth levels of the perceived intentional smoke-screening by media, (presumably pushed by DC), and wondering what you think of this TPP stuff... Getting the Trans-Pacific Partnership snuck through DC under the false smokescreens of Confederate Flag buzz....Your Thoughts? 2015-06-28T02:40:09-04:00 Cpl Christopher Bishop 775696 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am partially sniffing out the depth levels of the perceived intentional smoke-screening by media, (presumably pushed by DC), and wondering what you think of this TPP stuff... Getting the Trans-Pacific Partnership snuck through DC under the false smokescreens of Confederate Flag buzz....Your Thoughts? 2015-06-28T02:40:09-04:00 2015-06-28T02:40:09-04:00 Capt Seid Waddell 775715 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It is difficult to follow the twists and turns in this issue.<br /><br />The left hates it and the president is a creature of the left - but the president was pushing the deal.<br /><br />The right generally likes free trade and was instrumental in its passage, but they don't trust the president and were upset about the loss of sovereignty the TPP mandates.<br /><br />Nobody seems to be following their principles.<br /><br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://neweconomicperspectives.org/2015/05/fasttracktpp-the-death-of-national-sovereignty-state-sovereignty-separation-of-powers-and-democracy.html">http://neweconomicperspectives.org/2015/05/fasttracktpp-the-death-of-national-sovereignty-state-sovereignty-separation-of-powers-and-democracy.html</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/016/800/qrc/Little-Fishy.png?1443046382"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://neweconomicperspectives.org/2015/05/fasttracktpp-the-death-of-national-sovereignty-state-sovereignty-separation-of-powers-and-democracy.html">Fast/Track/TPP: The Death of National Sovereignty, State Sovereignty, Separation of Powers, and...</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Most of the critical attention given to the Fast Track Trade Agreement legislation and to the associated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Congressional – Executive Agreement on mainstream corporate media and by politicians and establishment interest groups</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jun 28 at 2015 3:21 AM 2015-06-28T03:21:21-04:00 2015-06-28T03:21:21-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 775727 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It seems to me that the TPP may be a good measure of who is completely bought off by corporate interests and those who still have the interests of the American people at heart. If we can't stop it, we will at the very least have a list of politicians (on the right and left) who should not be re-elected. Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 28 at 2015 3:28 AM 2015-06-28T03:28:36-04:00 2015-06-28T03:28:36-04:00 CPT Zachary Brooks 775882 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Standard government play: Pass something that will get people heated (gay marriage or Confederate Flag) and then slip past something that supports their corporate buddies and their own fortunes behind the scenes. <br /><br />The media is complicit in it as well. Response by CPT Zachary Brooks made Jun 28 at 2015 7:39 AM 2015-06-28T07:39:17-04:00 2015-06-28T07:39:17-04:00 SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. 775937 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>"Snuck"?<br />It's been all over NPR news.<br />What are you listing to? Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Jun 28 at 2015 8:42 AM 2015-06-28T08:42:42-04:00 2015-06-28T08:42:42-04:00 2015-06-28T02:40:09-04:00