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Please note that many of the states that are choosing to become marijuana "friendly" might find out truedelphi Mar 2013 #1
Thanks for the post about this... KoKo Mar 2013 #2
Apparently the President has stated he wants this done by Halloween - truedelphi Mar 2013 #4
The whole country - under the bus. So the rich can get richer. Did ANYONE vote for THIS? forestpath Mar 2013 #3
According to what I am reading, the Plan needs to be accepted by all the truedelphi Mar 2013 #6
I'd guess the latter. forestpath Mar 2013 #8
It's the US Constitution that requires 2/3 vote for approval of treaties fasttense Mar 2013 #65
Votes mean nothing the day after an election. djean111 Mar 2013 #7
I have no doubt either. forestpath Mar 2013 #9
That IS WHY all the negotiations were done in secret, bvar22 Mar 2013 #18
So true... KoKo Mar 2013 #21
No and I wish I could take my vote back MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #33
We kind of all voted for it because both candidates supported it. limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #60
Were there only two candidates? I didn't know that. n/t truth2power Mar 2013 #69
on this discussion board there was NoMoreWarNow Mar 2013 #82
Thank yew. truth2power Mar 2013 #107
The Icon worshippers will be along soon to tell us how we are wrong n2doc Mar 2013 #5
One of my favorite news orgs - one that has real journalists - truedelphi Mar 2013 #10
There have been posts about it KoKo Mar 2013 #12
It is rather amazing how sometimes a topic will truedelphi Mar 2013 #37
What happened to "We the people" and "I'll put on my comfortable shoes"?... truth2power Mar 2013 #71
Yep. It's kind of a pattern, isn't it.... truth2power Mar 2013 #70
In the "hippy days," there was talk about the evils of sovereignty... Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #79
heh. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2013 #85
K & R n/t JohnyCanuck Mar 2013 #11
Bummer abelenkpe Mar 2013 #13
Write Letters and Make Calls Cedric the Clam Mar 2013 #14
Doesn't the WH.Gov. site have a Petition that folks can sign KoKo Mar 2013 #27
HERE IT IS! PETITIONS WHITE HOUSE.GOV...to the PRESIDENT! KoKo Mar 2013 #44
No, take to the streets. In masses. cui bono Mar 2013 #64
When we take to the streets we need to be fighting for COMPLETE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM! Dustlawyer Mar 2013 #83
The more I see of the future the more I am glad I never had children.... WCGreen Mar 2013 #15
Same here - KT2000 Mar 2013 #25
This: CrispyQ Mar 2013 #84
good people need to have children to fight the good fight NoMoreWarNow Mar 2013 #87
+1 HiPointDem Mar 2013 #26
I've had the same thought countless times. FiveGoodMen Mar 2013 #35
I feel that way as well nt irisblue Mar 2013 #56
+1 stuntcat Mar 2013 #74
Australia doesn't like the" intl corps having power over the laws of nations and states" clause octoberlib Mar 2013 #16
Like I promised Cedric the Clam Mar 2013 #17
Thanks, I signed Lifelong Protester Mar 2013 #23
Thanks. Just signed and posted to Facebook. tomg Mar 2013 #29
signed too! Thanks. They_Live Mar 2013 #40
This link is to a moveon petition, which is fine, but it is not whitehouse.gov Maineman Mar 2013 #67
Indeed! Will someone create a whitehouse.gov petition? Duppers Mar 2013 #93
kr for an excellent post green for victory Mar 2013 #19
Excellent summary of the TPP. Read this and consider how deep the implications run. pa28 Mar 2013 #20
Even some cpac loonies agree, even if they have different reasons beyurslf Mar 2013 #22
It used to be an issue the RW would get worked up about... KoKo Mar 2013 #28
kr HiPointDem Mar 2013 #24
K&R JDPriestly Mar 2013 #30
New World Order RobertEarl Mar 2013 #31
I always thought secondvariety Mar 2013 #32
Nice....... KoKo Mar 2013 #34
Great OP. Great video. rec PufPuf23 Mar 2013 #58
NOT Communism, IMO. If you listen carefully... truth2power Mar 2013 #73
The fast track to Corporate Fascism and Feudalism ... just heinous Auggie Mar 2013 #36
The real question is why are we taking it? The second question is are we sure this is true? Pakid Mar 2013 #38
Of course it is true. Major networks present information on it truedelphi Mar 2013 #41
Well said, and so important. woo me with science Mar 2013 #45
Bipartisan Cedric the Clam Mar 2013 #46
Here is the link...instructions are there for posting a new petition KoKo Mar 2013 #95
Thanks for that link, Koko. n/t truedelphi Mar 2013 #103
If it hurts the middle class, the GOP and Conservadems NorthCarolina Mar 2013 #39
It will hurt ALL of us, and Obama, a Democrat, is pushing it right now. woo me with science Mar 2013 #42
^^^ <----nailed green for victory Mar 2013 #48
"Interesting" woo me with science Mar 2013 #50
Blasphomy! Phlem Mar 2013 #54
Spot on analysis NorthCarolina Mar 2013 #66
K & R historylovr Mar 2013 #43
k&r TheUnspeakable Mar 2013 #47
Won't Listen mtasselin Mar 2013 #49
+1000000000 We need massive face-to-face and internet education going on. woo me with science Mar 2013 #53
Me too, but I think it's such a dry topic, it's hard to get people interested in it NoMoreWarNow Mar 2013 #88
This message was self-deleted by its author limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #51
An "Act" vs. a "Plan"??? Where does this terminology come from? reACTIONary Mar 2013 #52
Any chance this train wreck can be avoided? yourout Mar 2013 #55
Trying Cedric the Clam Mar 2013 #68
This is the BIG one. An economic tsunami. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #57
+1000 Berlum Mar 2013 #75
+1000 blackspade Mar 2013 #59
"I have a cunning plan, My Lord." Alkene Mar 2013 #61
This is so discouraging. Down and down and down we go. n/t UtahLib Mar 2013 #62
K&R We People Mar 2013 #63
truthout and common dreams?? LOL might have well linked to the National Enquirer RB TexLa Mar 2013 #72
Yeah. All they've ever done was tell the truth. Octafish Mar 2013 #77
The Council on Foreign Relations has had some good pieces on the TPP RB TexLa Mar 2013 #81
I guess the millionaires and billionaires that control them DO have some good pieces. Elwood P Dowd Mar 2013 #97
I, as an American Madmiddle Mar 2013 #76
When top ranking CEOs disappear myseriously sorefeet Mar 2013 #78
Your sources are a bit much...as is your title. dkf Mar 2013 #80
I think he/she was trying to get peoples' attention with the title NoMoreWarNow Mar 2013 #89
What's wrong with the nyt or wapo? dkf Mar 2013 #90
Seriously? NoMoreWarNow Mar 2013 #96
I thought Republicans were so big on national sovereignty-- shouldn't they be against this? NoMoreWarNow Mar 2013 #86
Hah ... they'll support this because their corporate masters tell them to Auggie Mar 2013 #91
Thanks for posting. (nt) PETRUS Mar 2013 #92
If it isn't a treaty sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #94
Uh, you have heard of NAFTA, right? truedelphi Mar 2013 #99
being against NAFTA at the time was very uncool. Troglodyte, Bircher, Flat Earther- the insults were green for victory Mar 2013 #100
Yes, but legally sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #105
Yes, of course sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #104
So who among us can get someone to get Obama to truedelphi Mar 2013 #108
Only as many of us sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #109
This scares the hell out of me. loudsue Mar 2013 #98
Meanwhile off in the snowy roads of Canada, truedelphi Mar 2013 #101
kick woo me with science Mar 2013 #102
That giant sucking sound you hear is jsut Ross Perot being alarmist. Orsino Mar 2013 #106
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