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Trade Deals and the Death of Democracy - David Malone. Parts 1-3 (Original Post) Baobab Apr 2016 OP
The evidence is before us. Corporations have been rewarded and citizens have been Enthusiast Apr 2016 #1

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1. The evidence is before us. Corporations have been rewarded and citizens have been
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 07:01 AM
Apr 2016

stripped of laws enacted by democratically elected representatives. The United States had little choice but to abandon the Country of Origin food label requirement for meat. This is absurd on its face. This has undermined the sovereignty of this nation. It makes the legislative process null and void.

We don't know the full consequences of these trade deals but from what we see from past corporate lawsuits it is clear that these trade deals are not in our best interest.

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