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Treaty Negotiated In Secret – Hidden Even from Congressmen Who Oversee Treaties – Threatens to Destroy National Sovereignty

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The normally-reserved Yves Smith asks whether Obama should be impeached over it.

Democratic Senator Wyden – the head of the committee which is supposed to oversee it – is so furious about the lack of access that he has introduced legislation to force disclosure.

Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is so upset by it that he has leaked a document on his website to show what’s going on.

What is everyone so furious about?

An international treaty being negotiated in secret which would not only crack down on Internet privacy much more than SOPA or ACTA, but would actually destroy the sovereignty of the U.S. and all other signatories.

It is called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Wyden is the chairman of the trade committee in the Senate … the committee which is supposed to have jurisdiction over the TPP. Wyden is also on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and so he and his staff have high security clearances and are normally able to look at classified documents.

And yet Wyden and his staff have been denied access to the TPP’s text.

This is similar to other recent incidences showing that we’ve gone from a nation of laws to a nation of powerful men making laws in secret.

For example,  in the summer 2007, Congressman Peter DeFazio – who is on the Homeland Security Committee (and so has proper security access to be briefed on so-called “Continuity of Government” issues) – inquired about continuity of government plans, and was refused access. Indeed, DeFazio told Congress that the entire Homeland Security Committee of the U.S. Congress has been denied access to the plans by the White House (video; or here is the transcript). The Homeland Security Committee has full clearance to view all information about COG plans. DeFazio concluded: “Maybe the people who think there’s a conspiracy out there are right”.

As University of California Berkeley Professor Emeritus Peter Dale Scott warned:

If members of the Homeland Security Committee cannot enforce their right to read secret plans of the Executive Branch, then the systems of checks and balances established by the U.S. Constitution would seem to be failing.

 

To put it another way, if the White House is successful in frustrating DeFazio, then Continuity of Government planning has arguably already superseded the Constitution as a higher authority.

Watch this interview from today explaining why TPP is so dangerous to America … and the rest of the world:

 

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Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:51 | 2528257 Bunga Bunga
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Get over it, democracy is just modern marketing of state power.

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 04:53 | 2528573 falak pema
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if you lose your country to the corporates you lose your soul. Running away is never a solution. The Jewish analogy in Germany is incorrect. Here the 99% ARE the majority; not the 1%. So what is required like in all nations where freedom is considered the most precious gift of life is to win it back by getting politically organised; not current left and right but as a unified 99% movement. 

Lets hope this current crisis leads to that. Running away just means the Oligarchs and despotism have won forever. And that is historically bull shit. They never do, if the people fight for what's their inalienable right. 

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 07:47 | 2528685 AnAnonymous
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US citizens have been living off dismissing the famous 'unalienable' rights.

Oligarch, despots, do not work when US citizen history is involved.

US citizens join on their free will the army. Just like they patrolled the plantations during the War of independence to prevent negro slaves from running away.

US citizen middle class is the king class in US citizenism. Been living off dismissing 'unalienable' rights.

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 15:05 | 2530327 Escapeclaws
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Hey, AnAnonymous, How about saying "Yanks" instead of "US Citizens"--you know, just to vary things a little, give a little dollop of surprise to your devoted followers such as Akak and myself. Just try it once. We'll be forever in your debt. Why we'd be so happy we might even be willing to use our pooper scooper for you on the side of the road!

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 12:18 | 2529621 akak
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If the (highly unlikely) day ever comes when you say ANYTHING original or interesting, I will drop dead of a heart attack.

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:43 | 2528241 illyia
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GW this looks to me like a consolidation move. The wheels must have been turning for a long time to have these parts in place at this moment. Reminds me of the "Patriot Act" being in the wings just after 9-11. Or the Bankruptcy and Credit Card law changes in 2005 - anticipating the next move...

I would not regard this as an isolated issue but rather part of a larger plan. Which says a lot for the conspiracy theorists...

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 00:13 | 2528308 mcguire
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yeah.. and interesting that the patriot act was drafted /before/ 9/11!!!  perhaps this was supposed to have its debut /after/ the global economic meltdown that will hit later this year (month?).. 

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:43 | 2528240 Everybodys All ...
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If this guy gets another four yrs you will not recognize this country by the the time he gets through. As I said before the bumper sticker for Obama should be  ---> Obama 2012, 2016, etc. Sadly, he acts exactly like a dictator ...

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 08:51 | 2528811 Vendetta
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I haven't recognized it for a long time

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 01:16 | 2528402 Lednbrass
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It wont make a damn bit of difference if his white twin gets elected. Romney is every bit as much a statist skid mark as BO.

Presidential Election 2012: There is no hope, there is no change, only a pair of hopeless changelings.

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:36 | 2528205 Setarcos
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Election year.  Spin.

Take a look at this  http://www.forbiddenknowledgetv.com/videos/media-manipulation/spin-1995---full-film.html  if you have some time to spare.

It's "behind the scenes" of previous election campaigns ... things never change?

Oh yes they do and yes they can - for a worse that destroys all hopium, but the pattern remains the same; so this video comprizes a "behind the scenes" of what is going on right now, though far more extreme than was the case through Reagan - Bush1 - Clinton - even Bush2.

Well that's my impression, I assume, like BigJim writing:

"The world become more Kafka-esque by the fucking day."  As he wrote a few posts back.

Anyhow try to watch the video and then make up your own mind.

 

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 11:17 | 2529369 Revert_Back_to_...
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That is one heck of a documentary.   Here is another one to get you asking questions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szBTl3S24MY#t=27m10s

Do your own investigation.  Stop letting the people on TV do it for you.

What if the pepole they make fun of all the time are actually the ones telling the truth?

 

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 01:03 | 2528383 blindman
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that was revealing, what a bunch of twisted
jerk offs. infants that play at being adults
for the cameras. perfect spokesmen and
"representatives", easily bought off and
manipulated with attention and favor/s.

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:04 | 2528162 OutLookingIn
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The precursor to the TPP was NAFTA.

Many of the very same negotiators of NAFTA are now doing the dirty with the TPP

Remember ~ it was NAFTA that opened the door to ship all the jobs south of the border or overseas.

"It's a big club and you and I are not in it!" ~ George Carlin.

"Americans will remain wiilfully ignorant of the big red, white and blue dick thats being jammed up their assholes every day. Because the owners of this country know the truth, it's called the 'American Dream' because you have to be asleep to believe it." ~ George Carlin.  

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:43 | 2528239 palmereldritch
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And SPP followed NAFTA...hence TPP

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:03 | 2528160 rsnoble
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What a fucking nightmare. Every fucking day this planet just becomes more idiotic. My own idea is that shit isn't working so swell for them and they are putting everything on the fast track.

Moments like this make me think all out nuclear war wouldn't be so bad, ill die but so will those fuckers.

Oh and don't worry......Romney will take this up right where Obama left off rest assured.

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:28 | 2528206 palmereldritch
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  ill die but so will those fuckers.

No.  They may be pathetic sociopaths but they are organized....WITH AN UNLIMITED BUDGET!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9EpqBf0oCY

 

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 08:16 | 2528739 rsnoble
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Actually that big hole in the ground will be a "tomb". Radiation isn't going away in their lifetime. These bastards are so stupid they'll be down there sitting on the biggest pile of gold you've ever seen and proclaim "we've finally won"!

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 23:45 | 2531364 palmereldritch
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I agree that they will probably destroy themselves as well, I just think the demise will more along the lines of the movie 12 Monkeys

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 09:39 | 2529011 Ace Ventura
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This gets my vote for awesomest comment on thread. +1 trillion.

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:00 | 2528154 JLee2027
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This kind of rumor is just scare mongering.

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:43 | 2528242 GAAP is crap
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I don't leave that out of the realm of possibilities, as a distraction or something.  This story smells.  Why now in an election year?  It looks intentional and having a Democratic Senator introduce legislation in response is the tell, and I also think she doth use the '1%' meme too much.  What is the desired outcome?  The fact that it is an election year leaves many possibilities.

I am not sure how this is much different from what is already baked in the cake with the WTO.  Maybe a bit more pervasive and transparent with its intentions (i.e. rape of the people).

 

 

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:14 | 2528180 steelrules
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pray tell what else can you see from inside those blinders?

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:35 | 2528218 palmereldritch
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Pro Tip: He's projecting to deliver more blindness...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UMUSxBZhjA&feature=related

 

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 06:22 | 2528607 blindman
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catch a cannon ball and take it on
down the line."
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/music_blog/...
Video: Wilco, Nick Lowe and Mavis perform The Band's classic...the weight
Posted at 7:30 PM on January 9, 2012 by Bill DeVille

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:43 | 2528237 steelrules
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Hard not to sing along with that old tune.

 Agreed & thanks

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:31 | 2528207 JLee2027
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Come on....I've heard the same Internet rumor for years. Secret treaties, blah blah blah.

 

In fact, there are several versions listed on snopes.com now dating back 4-5 years.

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 07:50 | 2528691 Nacho Libre III
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Just buy your guns and canned food and move along.

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:39 | 2528226 steelrules
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The likes of you will be the death of freedom.

Now I have to get back to counting my silver ammo and food stores time is getting short and I have no more for you.

 see ya!

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:54 | 2528267 JLee2027
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Don't hold your breath son.  No secret treaties are happening no matter how many times you check the food and count your ammo.

And since you claim to be Canadian, WTF do you care anyway?  

 

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 09:37 | 2529000 Ace Ventura
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LOL. Ok guy, if it soothes your normalcy bias, then back to sleep with you.

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 02:55 | 2528504 HungrySeagull
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He should care and so should you.

Canada is responsible for so much shit that gets traded back into the USA (And vice versa...)

The Queen's road to Toronto is paved with heavy industry cranking out everything we use here in the USA.

There is one thing ... the days of the 14 year old Adult in Canada are long over.

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 22:58 | 2528148 palmereldritch
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  TPP

Why how scientifically oligarchical and anally retentive in its alphabetic precision!!....After you have secured SPP...Why the-fuck not...?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_and_Prosperity_Partnership_of_Nort...

(Cancelled...LOL!!)

What is all this conspiracy theory I hear about world government by stealth?

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 22:49 | 2528133 blindman
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gets worse and then worser.
Aborted Fetuses in your Food Drinks and Medications !!!
http://geraldcelentechannel.blogspot.com/2012_06_14_archive.html
.
powdered fetus flesh in pill form coming to
a retail outlet near you?

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:03 | 2528158 palmereldritch
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'Tis the poisonous sacrament of the socio/psychopaths that have seized control and wish to spread their Luciferian communion to maximize the evil and power of later 'sacrifices'...

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 03:13 | 2528517 blindman
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coined term, "worsity" tm pjb circa 2009.
... on Money
http://verbewarp.blogspot.com/

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 22:38 | 2528103 piceridu
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GW, thanks...really admire your work for liberty, wondering if you saw this: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/06/fisa-amendments-act-fate/

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 22:26 | 2528079 surf0766
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What about the L.O.S.T Treaty?

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 22:23 | 2528070 azzhatter
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An overthrow of the government is the only answer. The rest is just talk they will ignore. People need to be prepared to take what is theirs. We are not subjects to some monarchy.

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 22:36 | 2528099 bunnyswanson
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TPTB are prepared for that from the looks of it. 

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 23:54 | 2528269 g speed
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The TPTB don't have a clue--want a little truth-- today I was mailing some letters and I happend to look over at the US Army recruiting office-- In front was a sargent in spiffy camo, cell phone in his ear walking nerviously in front of an empty recruiting lobby-no one waiting to get in-- no one waiting to join --no one waiting to enforce COG. When the SHTF the few (1%) will be huddled behind the "pink wall" and the gaint powerful corporations will be empty buildings while the absent executives and their bought and paid for governence cringe under the steps of make shift bomb shelters--- anybody want to bet??  Just think Hitler in his last days--or that Italian guy and his wife hanging up side down or --maybe its different this time?

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 02:53 | 2528500 HungrySeagull
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The only thing I qualify for at my age is some kind of old fucks volksjaeger or something.

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 09:04 | 2528848 Ace Ventura
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Don't sell yourself short. When the time comes, you can make your mark for the cause of liberty with one of these, or others like it:

http://www.tactical-life.com/online/guns-and-weapons/fn-fnar-308/

I don't mean to imply any sort of Rambo-esque fantasy here, only that 1776 Vol. 2.0 will need ALL of us who yearn to restore real freedom. Thus, things like this will give those of us who are less physically able a way to contribute from 'afar'.

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 22:36 | 2528098 bunnyswanson
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TPTB are prepared for that from the looks of it. 

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 22:23 | 2528068 blindman
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yes, the fish rots from the head....
just when you think your elected officials
cant' be any more traitorous and deceitful
they reprove their worthless selves, naked,
as the eyes of the psychopath. they never do
the right thing and that seems to be the secret
to their success. we have a fundamental endogenous
problem, a terminal disease and it is accelerating
in its progression and destruction. it is the
money system and rather than admit it and deal with it
the beneficiaries would rather assume the role of
lord over the many by embracing their self proclaimed
positions of power, influence and privilege. who
will stop it? the treasury has proved to be open
to all bandits with influence, same with the law.
elections are nothing more than packs of lying jackals
on the auction block, sold to the highest bidder of
notes freshly stolen from the treasury. all the industries are fiat welfare recipients at heart.
the charities are confidence scams and the list
just gets uglier and more depraved as you go.
all for money as they say. and some suggest the solution
is to financialise more of the things in "life".
securitise more, synthetically securitise the air and
water, that will help?
this is why there are great floods and calamities
of biblical proportions it seems; the planet's
solution is to just throw everything into the
ocean and see what floats?
but, today was a beautiful day in its way.

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 22:20 | 2528056 stant
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law of the squid treaty

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 22:08 | 2528028 Money 4 Nothing
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1 Campaign promise kept. "Bring fundemental change to the United States"

Thu, 06/14/2012 - 22:08 | 2528017 web bot
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The Kenyan President is a socialist of the first order.

Great piece of work GW.

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 00:00 | 2528282 Setarcos
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The Obomber a socialist!  Are you deranged and totally brainwashed?

I'll try to make it simple for you.

Obomber is a FASCIST, bought and paid for by the banksters and corporatists.

You are a victim of your government and schooling system NEVER allowing reasoned discussion of various social and economic theories.

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 08:56 | 2528826 Ace Ventura
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C'mon guys, who gives a crap. Fascist, socialist, oligarchist, collectivist, communist, whatever. Barry, like all the other pupppets, is a tool of leftist/statist philosophy as engineered by the true wielders of power going back centuries. Arguing over whether he is a fascist or socialist is like arguing over the 'huge' difference between coke and pepsi.

 

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