richardhutnik said:
Kasz216 said:
richardhutnik said:
Kasz216 said:
richardhutnik said:
ECM said:
Good job putting this guy back in office, Obama voters--he couldn't do this without you. |
So, things would be better under Mitt Romney? Is there some sort of progressive/liberal candidate out there that would actually oppose this, or some nationalistic party on the right who would have a candidate that would give a shot to it?
Really, what would Romney of done differently?
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Romney would of been against this.
Republicans are pretty dead set against having anybody having juridicition over the US government.
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Both parties have been greenlighting any form of free trade, or barriers to commerce. Economic interests have superceded any form of individual and sovereign interests in America in Washington's economic policies. It is in keeping with neo-liberal economic policies.
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Not so far in they've given up soverignty.
The number one issue for conservatives have been soverignty. Heck some bush officials were for leaving the UN.
They wouldn't compromise anything that would allow them to lean on other countries.
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And how is this different?
http://www.ontheissues.org/celeb/George_W__Bush_Free_Trade.htm
http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/commentary/item/4021-real-conservatives-oppose-nafta
While there are factions that are nationalistic in the GOP, economic realities of peace for multinational corporatism ends up overriding any nationalistic voice that may pop up in the GOP.
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There was no ceded soveringty. There is on paper sure... but the USA more or less dominates the NAFTA dispute resolution council due to it's influence.
I believe the US has never lost a case against them. The same can't be said for Mexico or Canada. Despite the fact that the USA totally should have lost quite a few cases against them.
WTO isn't quite as US controlled, espiecally vs Europeon Union interests.
Also, Bush =/= Romney. Bush was a lot more neo-conservative like, and liberal in the strangest of ways.
Though I will note I wouldn't really consider "A government must stick to the contracts it agress to" as a negative thing.
