Obama's Secret Treaty

[Maggie123]

The elite have their Republican and Democrat puppets (most of the top government?)

Most of you know both parties are controlled. It is a game, a sham.

 

Puppet Obama is apparently "negotiating" a treaty that would strip away most "freedoms" left to the controlled, enslaved populous. See material below:

 

Obama’s Secret Treaty Would Be The Most Important Step Toward A One World Economic System

Michael Snyder 10 hours ago

 

Barack Obama is secretly negotiating the largest international trade agreement in history, and the mainstream media in the United States is almost completely ignoring it. If this treaty is adopted, it will be the most important step toward a one world economic system that we have ever seen. The name of this treaty is "the Trans-Pacific Partnership", and the text of the treaty is so closely guarded that not even members of Congress know what is in it. Right now, there are 12 countries that are part of the negotiations: the United States, Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. These nations have a combined population of 792 million people and account for an astounding 40 percent of the global economy. And it is hoped that the EU, China and India will eventually join as well. This is potentially the most dangerous economic treaty of our lifetimes, and yet there is very little political debate about it in this country.

 

Even though Congress is not being allowed to see what is in the treaty, Barack Obama wants Congress to give him fast track negotiating authority. What that means is that Congress would essentially trust Obama to negotiate a good treaty for us. Congress could vote the treaty up or down, but would not be able to amend or filibuster it.

 

Of course, now the Republicans control both houses of Congress. If they are foolish enough to blindly give Barack Obama so much power, they should all immediately resign.

 

And it is critical that people understand that this is not just an economic treaty. It is basically a gigantic end run around Congress. Thanks to leaks, we have learned that so many of the things that Obama has deeply wanted for years are in this treaty. If adopted, this treaty will fundamentally change our laws regarding Internet freedom, healthcare, copyright and patent protection, food safety, environmental standards, civil liberties and so much more. This treaty includes many of the rules that alarmed Internet activists so much when SOPA was being debated, it would essentially ban all "Buy American" laws, it would give Wall Street banks much more freedom to trade risky derivatives and it would force even more domestic manufacturing offshore.

 

In other words, it is the treaty from hell.

 

In addition to imposing Obama's vision for the world on 40 percent of the global population, it is also being described as a "Christmas wish-list for major corporations." Of the 29 chapters in the treaty, only five of them actually deal with economic issues. The rest of the treaty deals with a whole host of other issues of great importance to the global elite.

 

The following list of issues addressed by this treaty is from a Malaysian news source...

 

• domestic court decisions and international legal standards (e.g., overriding domestic laws on both trade and nontrade matters, foreign investors’ right to sue governments in international tribunals that would overrule the national sovereignty)

 

• environmental regulations (e.g., nuclear energy, pollution, sustainability)

 

• financial deregulation (e.g., more power and privileges to the bankers and financiers)

 

• food safety (e.g., lowering food self-sufficiency, prohibition of mandatory labeling of genetically modified products, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease)

 

• Government procurement (e.g., no more buy locally produced/grown)

 

• Internet freedom (e.g., monitoring and policing user activity)

 

• labour (e.g., welfare regulation, workplace safety, relocating domestic jobs abroad)

 

• patent protection, copyrights (e.g., decrease access to affordable medicine)

 

• public access to essential services may be restricted due to investment rules (e.g., water, electricity, and gas)

 

Why can't we get this type of reporting in the United States?

 

 

And if this treaty is ultimately approved by Congress, we will essentially be stuck with it forever.

 

This treaty is written in such a way that the United States will be permanently bound by all of the provisions and will never be able to alter them unless all of the other countries agree.

 

Are you starting to understand why this treaty is so dangerous?

 

This treaty is the key to Obama's "legacy". He wants to impose his will upon 40 percent of the global population in a way that will never be able to be overturned.

 

Of course Obama is touting this treaty as the path to economic recovery. He promises that it will greatly increase global trade, decrease tariffs and create more jobs for American workers.

 

But instead, it would be a major step toward destroying what is left of the U.S. economy.

 

Over the past several decades, every time a major trade agreement has been signed we have seen even more good jobs leave the United States.

 

And it doesn't take a genius to figure out why this is happening. If corporations can move jobs to the other side of the planet to nations where it is legal to pay slave labor wages, they will make larger profits.

 

Just think about it. If you were running a corporation and you had the choice of paying workers ten dollars an hour or one dollar an hour, which would you choose?

 

Plus there are so many other costs, taxes and paperwork hassles when you deal with American workers. For example, big corporations will not have to provide Obamacare for their foreign workers. That alone will represent a huge savings.

 

Any basic course in economics will teach you that labor flows from markets where labor costs are high to markets where labor costs are lower. And at this point it costs less to make almost everything overseas. As a result, we have already lost millions upon millions of good jobs, and countless small and mid-size U.S. companies have been forced to shut down because they cannot compete with foreign manufacturers.

 

Later this month, consumers will flock to retail stores for "Black Friday" deals. But if you look carefully at those products, you will find that almost all of them are made overseas. We buy far, far more from the rest of the world than they buy from us, and that is a recipe for national economic suicide.

 

We consume far more wealth that we produce, and anyone with half a brain can see that is not sustainable in the long run. The only way that we have been able to maintain our high standard of living is by going into insane amounts of debt. We are currently living in the largest debt bubble in the history of the planet, and at some point the party is going to end.

 

Please share this article with as many people as you can. We need to inform people about what Obama is trying to do.

 

If Obama is successful in ramming this secret treaty through, it is going to do incalculable damage to what is left of the once great U.S. economy.

Source

 

Take a look at the future of America: The Beginning of the End.

Edited November 16, 2014 by Maggie123

[DinarMillionaire]

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[Jim1cor13]

Thanks Maggie. What a mess.

The current admin. is simply completing the

objective(s) that have been in place for decades.

Both parties are complicit, but the control is

outside of the US. While everyone has their attention drawn

towards the noise of ISIS, etc., these finishing touches are

being quietly pushed through as the game of spreading fear

increases while the real news is 180 degrees in the opposite

direction. Business as usual, unfortunately.

'Wag the dog' tactics work quite well.

[ronscarpa]

Thanks Maggie123 (+1) for bringing this over...I pray our new Senate & House of Representatives reject this plan outright - as infringing on our rights - individually & as a Nation, And that they clearly show where it goes against the Constitution and the principles of our way of life. Gos bless everyone on DV...Have a wonderful Sunday...RON   

This post is worth Five (5) Stars IMHO...!   

[Francie26]

This makes me sick.  Americans want to know what is going on, and we want to agree to it before such a huge change is even considered.  We are still, as of today, free people, and our forebears set up our system so that we would always know what is being done in our names and/or to ourselves and our posterity. I do not trust Obama to care about my future, nor the futures of my children and grandchildren. He has not earned my trust, and even if he had, I would still want much more information before agreeing to something that, on the surface, appears so shady. 

 

Furthermore, look at what he tried to do right here in America with our healthcare. We have recent proof that Obama, Pelosi, and Reid

tried to word things in a way that would confuse and misinform American citizens, a horribly dishonest treatment of Americans by those we elected to serve our best interests.  So we have absolutely no discernable reason to trust Obama with such a sweeping international, highly-secret deal that will impact us, our children, and our country for ages to come.  

 

It  is said that free governments like ours generally don't survive longer than 200 years, and we are, at this very moment, riding on the cusp of that tragic possibility.  We don't want to find out later, as Nancy Pelosi tried to tell us about the health care law, that we must read it to find out what is in it.   Just like last time, by then, it will be too late, an agreement already reached and signed, and Americans no more the wiser until it is already done and is too late to stop it. By the time we learn what is in this treaty, he will have signed onto it in our names for all of the future of our country. If Americans would want this, then why the secrecy? What is he trying again to hide? 

 

Wrongo!!  I'm not going there!! I will not agree to this nonsense!!  

Edited November 16, 2014 by Francie26

[Maggie123]

Francie...I agree with you about Obama... but now... this is up to our congress to vote it up or down.

 

I have heard several politicians say that this is one of the first things they want to accomplish... to pass this "Treaty". We had better get writing and make our voices heard in a big way... or it's likely they will do just that completely under the radar. There has been very little in the MSM about this... One must ask... Why???

 

What's most important is this is coming up for a vote very soon and we need to get the momentum stopped.

 

Say "NO" to PTT!!!

Edited November 16, 2014 by Maggie123

[stealthwarrior]

Inaction is OUR fault.it is our duty to respond to any infringement upon our rights.read the constitution.

[hammer911]

The funny thing about it is, I cant figure out why Obama and the GOP are for it and the Dem's are against..

[dog53]

Yep were screwed.

 

But on a better note.

The US has never had a problem with breaking treaties.

Nope they do it all the time.  

[gymrat76541]

Sorry dude - ain't buyin' it.

 

The Republicans will not even share a stick of gum with Obummer at this point! LOL

[umbertino]

Grazie Maggie for sharing.

[respectron]

What I don't understand is if they eliminate American jobs and put them over seas then eventually American will all go broke then who will be able to buy there goods and services? Aren't they really cutting there own throat in the end?

[Jaxinjersey]

What I don't understand is if they eliminate American jobs and put them over seas then eventually American will all go broke then who will be able to buy there goods and services? Aren't they really cutting there own throat in the end?

The government.  Regulation, Redistribution, Control... That's the plan.

[Maggie123]

Trans-Pacific Partnership, the trade deal Obama and the GOP both love, Explained

Updated by Danielle Kurtzleben on November 14, 2014, 2:30 p.m. ET

 

These protesters in Japan aren't happy with the massive proposed trade deal. Getty Images

 

You're about to hear a lot about one major trade proposal the Obama administration has been negotiating for years. The Trans-Pacific Partnership has suddenly become one of the hottest topics in Washington, as it appears to be one of the few topics on which President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans might be able to reach any sort of agreement.

 

Of course, what you're going to read about as a "trade deal" has to do with so much more than trade — like most modern trade agreements, it's really a broad, sweeping economic agreement that deals in everything from patents to labor rights to geopolitics.

 

Supporters say free trade will boost the economy and curb Chinese dominance. But critics say it's a massive corporate giveaway that caters to the interests of huge multinationals while killing US jobs.

 

The administration has hinted that a deal is close. Before that happens, read our guide to what it's all about.

 

 

1) What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership?

 

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a proposed free trade agreement between the US and 11 other countries in Asia and on the Pacific. The point of it is to open up trade between the US and these countries by getting rid of tariffs and other trade barriers. It's often compared to NAFTA, the 20-year-old massive free-trade agreement. (See a list of the US's stated objectives in the TPP.)

 

what you're going to read about as a "trade deal" is about so much more than trade

 

But sending goods from point A to B (and vice versa) is only one of a vast array of areas it deals in, many of which aren't directly related to the exchange of goods, like labor standards, international investment, telecommunications, and environmental issues. In fact, many of the 29 potential chapters as listed in this Congressional Research Service report deal in issues that are only peripherally trade-related.

 

And it's big — the US does nearly $2 trillion in trade with these countries each year, according to the US Trade Representative's office, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the US's trade. The 12 countries together also account for around 40 percent of global GDP. It's also a free trade agreement between two of the world's biggest economies, the US and Japan, which is itself a major milestone.

 

2) So wait. TPP isn't really about trade?

 

It is about trade, at least in part, but it's really about all sorts of different agendas being worked into one big agreement that's centered around trade agreements. There are chapters on labor rights and environmental practices, as well as financial regulation and government procurement.

 

So the new agreement could benefit US businesses even before any goods change hands. Leaked chapters on intellectual property have seemed to favor patent and copyright holders like pharmaceutical companies and Hollywood movie studios, as Tim Lee has written.

 

tpp is also about china, despite the fact that china isn't even involved in it

 

And this isn't just a feature of the TPP. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a trade deal being negotiated with European countries, likewise covers broad swaths of economic policy.

 

The reason for some of these broad-ranging agendas, according to US Trade Representative Michael Froman, is that there are non-tariff barriers that need to be broken down.

 

"Through successive rounds of trade negotiations, both bilateral and multilateral tariffs have come down a great deal over the last 50 years," he says. "but over the same period of time other obstacles to trade have emerged," like subsidies and regulations designed to keep out other exports.

 

TPP is also about China, which isn't even a party to the deal. China is growing in power and economic importance, with a huge and fast-growing consumer base. As it becomes a bigger force to be reckoned with in Asia, the US is in a race to make sure it has a good foothold in the region, according to one expert.

 

"They would like to lock up the rules on IT and investment before China becomes a bigger economic force. Hence the TPP excludes China, but it will be welcome to join in the future if it adheres to the roles set forth by others," writes Barry Bosworth, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, in an email. "Naturally, China is not very happy."

 

In part, TPP may be a way to try to pressure China into adopting more market-based economic policies, as Time's Michael Schuman wrote this week — in addition, of course, to being a way to open up non-Chinese markets in Asia to American companies.

 

3) Who's involved?

 

The countries in the TPP include Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam. The below map from the Congressional Research Service shows trade flows between the 12 countries involved.

 

Source: Federation of American Scientists

 

Of course, one huge Asian economy (China) is not involved. The US has said it's open to China's involvement, and China has said it was open to it as well.

 

But many people see TPP as a way to check Chinese influence in the region, as well as a way to try to get China to change its economic policies. Indeed, when the US has in the past pushed TPP, it has in the same breath criticized China, telling it to "play by the rules."

 

China, meanwhile, has its own free trade pact it's working on — the Free Trade Area of Asia and the Pacific. This agreement is seen as a rival to the TPP, with both countries fighting to be the major trading partner to countries in this region. At this week's APEC forum, China succeeded in pushing a study of the FTAAP.

 

Officially both countries are downplaying talk of a rivalry. US Trade Representative Michael Froman even went so far as to say that China's proposed free trade area is not, in fact, a new free trade area, but instead a "long-term aspiration." At the same time, it's clear the US government fears that if TPP doesn't get off the ground, Asian countries will be more likely to make commitments to China instead.

 

4) How did the midterms make this into a big deal?

 

Because trade appears to be one of the few areas on which the White House and a newly Republican-controlled Congress might agree in the coming legislative session.

 

After the midterm elections Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (now in line to be the majority leader in the next Congress) emphasized trade agreements as one area on which he thought a new majority-Republican Congress and Obama could agree.

 

"I've got a lot of members who believe that international trade agreements are a winner for America," McConnell said. "And the president and I discussed that right before I came over here, and I think he's interested in moving forward. I said, 'Send us trade agreements. We're anxious to take a look at them.'"

 

"republicans in Congress ... must vote to voluntarily give [Obama] large swaths of power"

 

That matters because Congress can give the president something called Trade Promotion Authority, which is often simply called fast-tracking. To help a president to more easily negotiate trade deals, Congress has to periodically grant this authority, which last expired in 2007.

 

The idea of fast track is that a president needs to be able to negotiate a treaty without the fear that Congress will amend it after he and a whole bunch of other countries come to agreement on a deal. When the president has TPA, he consults with Congress, but once a deal is reached, Congress can only vote it up or down — no amendments. Without that authority, it's not really feasible to reach a credible deal with foreign leaders.

 

The fact that Republicans seem favorable toward trade deals like the TPP creates something of a dilemma for them, as Public Citizen's Lori Wallach told Al Jazeera. "What would be required is for Republicans in Congress, who have attacked Obama as power-hungry, must vote to voluntarily give him large swaths of power," she said. "This is an interesting problem for them and their own political base."

 

5) So what exactly in the deal?

 

That's a great question. And the answer is that not a lot of people know the specifics.

 

This has upset a lot of people, including many congressional Democrats. This puts them in alignment with some Tea Party Republicans who say they won't grant Obama TPA because they haven't been consulted closely enough on what they call a "secret" deal covering such broad-ranging themes.

 

"as soon as you reveal your position ... then it's much more difficult to modify it and be flexible later."

 

TPP critic Elizabeth Warren said, "I actually have had supporters of the deal say to me, ‘They have to be secret, because if the American people knew what was actually in them, they would be opposed.'"

 

It's not that members of Congress have been kept entirely in the dark. Froman says he has had more than 1,500 meetings with members of Congress. The USTR office also provides Congress members with copies of the working text, though while they have input, members cannot directly change the deal.

 

While it's true that the average American (or Japanese or Vietnamese person) has no access to the talks, the secrecy surrounding TPP has a purpose. Negotiations would be far, far more difficult if undertaken in full public view.

 

"As soon as you reveal your position and put it in print, then it's much more difficult to modify it and be flexible later," explains Gary Hufbauer, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. "It's a negotiation, and everyone has to compromise to some extent."

 

Though the deals have been behind closed doors, some bits of the deal have come to light, thanks to WikiLeaks, which has obtained and published draft chapters from the deal on intellectual property and the environment. The Citizens' Trade Commission, which is also opposed to the TPP, has also published a leaked chapter on investment.

 

Those leaked chapters have upset some advocacy groups. The Electronic Frontier Foundation and ACLU have fought against some of the IP proposals, like longer copyright protections and making internet service providers liable for copyright infringement. Likewise, the Sierra Club objects to weaker language about countries' commitments to environmental agreements. As Mother Jones pointed out, the environmental stipulations in the leaked chapter are voluntary, not binding.

 

That said, Froman has insisted that there will be tough environmental rules in the deal: "Environmental stewardship is a core American value, and we will insist on a robust, fully enforceable environment chapter in the TPP or we will not come to agreement," he wrote in a January blog post.

 

6) Will TPP benefit the US economy?

 

Opening up new free-trade markets could really benefit the US economy. The TPP could particularly benefit American companies by giving US products, like cars and food, more customers — particularly in Japan. The Peterson Institute in 2012 estimated that it could add $78 billion to income for American companies, which is a lot of money, but not a game-changer in a $17 trillion economy.

 

That said, income for US companies doesn't necessarily mean new income for US workers, says Barry Bosworth, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

 

"There often is a conflict between the objectives of 'American' companies and workers," he writes. "For example, business groups are very interested in the expansion and enforcement of intellectual property and liberalization of access to foreign financial markets, but these create very few US jobs, even though they may create income through their effect on profits and stock values."

 

One expert says the tpp will lead to higher incomes for US companies but "probably a net loss of jobs"

 

In other words, a lot of those provisions that have little to do with goods trade could create lots of value for American companies without creating lots of jobs. Altogether, Bosworth says, he expects higher incomes for US companies but "probably a net loss of jobs."

 

The TPP could also become a political football again, come 2016 — as The Fix's Jaime Fuller noted earlier this year, a win on the TPP would be a belated win for former Secretary of State Hillarious Clinton, meaning she'd probably tout it in debates and campaign stops if she ran for the presidency.

 

Obama and his fellow world leaders prepare for a long discussion about tariffs. (Getty Images)

 

7) Why has the TPP taken so long?

 

The US joined TPP negotiations in 2008, and the first TPP deadline was in 2012. That and others have sailed by since then. And that's because of lots and lots of sticking points. Maybe the biggest one recently is between the US and Japan, regarding Japanese subsidies for its agricultural and auto sectors.

 

However, agreement is looking closer all the time — in a November 10 statement, the leaders of the 12 countries reported "significant progress in recent months ... that sets the stage to bring these landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations to conclusion."

 

Yes, statements after TPP talks have claimed "significant progress" before. But this time, the leaders sound unusually optimistic. New Zealand's trade minister proclaimed that "the finish line is in sight" after this week's APEC meeting, and said it could be "a few months" before that line is crossed.

 

 

http://www.vox.com/2014/11/14/7166849/tpp-trans-pacific-partnership

[pattyangel]

Maggie thanks for sharing.

 

When I read this, this is just a bigger picture of the Obamacare.  Since our representatives didn't read this law (Obamacare), this is what they signed away from the American people.  

 

This treaty is a death threat to our liberties.  They really think the American people are mindless.  Treaties cannot override the Constitution.  Why did our founding fathers write the Constitution and spelled it out so clearly, they knew that someday we would be in this position, our liberties taken from us.  These politicians that fall for this are the idiots, call them useful idiots, they're swayed by the propagandist and media, they are the ones bringing in the reign tyranny.

 

They are attempting to destroy us through international treaties.

 

I think God is giving us a grace period to make changes and make it quick, to change the future of this nation.  We the people need to understand what is at stake concerning our liberties.  

[ckriebs]

My father always said there would be a rebellion in this country and that he thought I would see it in my life time. It is time that all the DC idiots go down the river without a paddle.