TPP

Obama's Transpacific Trade agreement, a copy of which is kept in a locked room in the Capitol basement under armed guard where representatives are allowed in one at a time to see it, unaccompanied by aides, expert counsel or recording devices of any kind was greenlighted by the Senate this week with only show or token opposition from the Democrats to the proposal to "fast track"-pass without amendment-and evidently little or no discussion.  Anyone ever heard of free speech or representative democracy?

This free trade deal, like its predecessors NAFTA, CAFTA and the like essentially gives over the powers and perogatives of the government to the international corporations which gain the right to sue any government-including our state governments-over any action that might interfere with a corporation's profits.  By signing the TPP as with NAFTA and the others, our government essentially abolishes itself. 

I have come to expect nothing more of that collection of cowards known as the Democratic party.  But the Tea party surprises me.  They should have been more useful in their opposition.  Their "Don't Tread on Me" attitude evidently does not extend to corporate control.  It has been possible to label the government corrupt both from the right and the left.  But for the right, it is government itself that is the problem, not the corporate control of the government.