Quote:From what I understand, it goes much farther than that. It would give The President much more authority that would by-pass congress and thus circumvent our laws. What is both questionable and disturbing is why are so many republicans supporting this?


I don't see it like you are seeing it, that being "putting corporate interests above anything else". I suspect that something very wrong and very dangerous is going on here.

They're voting to fast track the negations for the TPP. The transpacific partnership has been negotiatied for a Long time now and at its core it's about corporations being able to trump national laws trough arbitration. For example a corporation operating in Japan and the United States wouldn't be subject to different laws in two different countries they would be subject to the terms ( that have been negotiated in secret) of two members of the TPP. it's essentially saying all the member states are absolving their individual laws regarding corporations. It's been pitched as a joint move to counter China but there's already rumblings if china joining the TPP in a few years.


Obama is insignificant in this mess it's a global power play and another step in the dissolution of individual nations.

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