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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Ferd Berfel

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3. Let'S stop calling TPP a "trade deal"

Reply to rhett o rick (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2015, 12:10 PM

Jan 2015

It's a TRAITOR'S deal.
It's a corporate COUP. It's an attempt at a coup de grace to democracy.

"But trade is the least of it. Only 2 of TPP’s 26 chapters actually have to do with trade. The rest is about new enforceable corporate rights and privileges and constraints on government regulation."

Trans-Pacific Partnership: Under Cover of Darkness, a Corporate Coup Is Underway | Alternet.

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"Damn the TPP" - We can't say too much about the dangers of the TPP. [View all] rhett o rick Jan 2015 OP

If their second response aspirant Jan 2015 #1

K&R. I wrote them long ago but it may be time for another letter. Overseas Jan 2015 #2

Let'S stop calling TPP a "trade deal" Ferd Berfel Jan 2015 #3

Reichart, Murray, and Cantwell. Phlem Jan 2015 #4

I assume you figured out my OP letter is to Murray and Cantwell. Both rhett o rick Jan 2015 #8

I hear ya bud. Phlem Jan 2015 #10

Writing to those that won't listen is the hardest. I hope maybe those that read his rhett o rick Jan 2015 #12

K&R. NAFTA is bad enough especially with regard to the NAFTA court system. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #5

Awesome letter!! RiverLover Jan 2015 #6

Excellent letter rhett. I've contacted my Senator before, Schumer and didn't even get a response sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #7

An idea we did a few years ago with regard to our Representative, we got together a group rhett o rick Jan 2015 #9

Maybe we could follow the FCC, Net Neutrality model aspirant Jan 2015 #13

Has that model been used? Who organized it? We certainly can use methods for rhett o rick Jan 2015 #14

That sounds like a great idea. Imagine of people all over the country were to do that. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #15

I've had the same experience with Schumer wavesofeuphoria Jan 2015 #11

I've never had a response from him, so I gave up. I agree regarding both of them, I wish sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #16