ALEC boasts that it has
2,000+ state legislators that support ALEC policy
96 members of the US Congress that support ALEC
policy
ALEC DOES NOT BOAST
ABOUT
the number of other
state federal officials
who support ALEC
policy
which could be a
major issue for America.
AFL-CIO Now
03/11/2013
Celeste Drake
(Lots of Snips from that article)
The U.S. government is currently
working with 10 other countries to negotiate the biggest trade and investment
agreement (also known as a “free trade agreement” or FTA) in history. It is
called the TPP, or Trans-Pacific Partnership. Not only will it be bigger than
NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement)—it’s actually NAFTA plus eight
other countries.
But the mainstream press doesn’t
talk about the TPP much. Have you read about in in your local paper? Heard it
mentioned on the evening news or on news talk radio? Perhaps on the Sunday
morning talk shows?
As they note at the bottom of the article:
If you have not yet spoken up to
tell President Obama that America
can’t take another NAFTA, now is the time. The president wants to finish
negotiating the agreement by October 2013. Tomorrow may be too late.
Why???????
Because ALEC members already know about it
And remember
ALEC Boasts that it has
2,000 state
legislators that support ALEC foreign trade policy
96 members of the US
Congress that support ALEC foreign trade policy
As noted in an Inside ALEC article Nov/Dec 2011, written by
a suit from the US Chamber
Since
the agreement has important precedential [sic] value as it will likely serve as
a template for IP protections for future trade agreements, it is critically
important that the TPP negotiators seek the highest level of IP protections to
achieve effective and transparent enforcements of IP rights.
One of the key provisions of this is the protection of
intellectual property rights which is VERY VERY VERY important to ALEC members
like Monsanto (GMO patent), fracking process patents and the ALEC tobacco
companies (plain packaging legislation).
Back to the AFL-CIO Article
Back to the AFL-CIO Article
The bigger the trade deficit, the
more jobs we could have created in the United States but didn’t. Moreover,
trade agreements affect our domestic laws. Once we enter into a trade
agreement, it’s not so easy to raise tariffs on trading partners that engage in
egregious human rights violations—nor is it easy to exit the agreement once we
find out it is bad for our economy and our job creation.
Bad for our economy
More Job Loss
Trade also is interesting. Trade
rules affect your rights in the workplace, the safety of the food you eat and
how clean your water is.
Workers rights
Regulation
ALEC doesn’t want any of that!!
And the debate is certainly not
over. The proposed TPP is not yet finished—the rules are still being written.
Ohhhhhhh – bad assumption
ALEC members know about it
ALEC's "International Relations Task Force" already has a resolution on it!!!
INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS TASK FORCE REPORT
Inside
ALEC | September/October 2010
Karla
Jones, Task Force Director
Resolution
Urging Congress to Pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
The
TPP is the most ambitious free trade agreement currently being discussed by the
Obama administration and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and it
will reduce trade barriers between the United
States and seven other countries in the Pacific Rim
including Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam,
Australia, New Zealand, Chile,
and Peru.
Free trade agreements are often times only bilateral, whereas the TPP involves
multiple countries over four continents. With enlargement flexibility,
intellectual property protections, and transparency provisions, the TPP is
considered by many to exemplify the gold-standard of all free trade agreements
and it promises to be the model for all free trade agreements in the future.
The TPP has the backing of the current administration, making its passage much
more likely. This resolution calls on Congress to support negotiations for the
passage of the TPP, as this agreement will help
Remember
ALEC Boasts that it has
2,000 state
legislators that support ALEC foreign trade policy
96 members of the US
Congress that support ALEC foreign trade policy
ALEC DOES NOT BOAST ABOUT
the number of other state federal officials
who support ALEC foreign trade policy
which could be a major issue for America.
Back to the AFL-CIO article
Back to the AFL-CIO article
Will those rules largely mimic the
rules that have helped kill off nearly 6 million manufacturing jobs in the United States
in just over a decade?
Yes – cause ALEC is involved
On the other hand, will the rules
help make it easier for our brothers and sisters overseas to organize and act
collectively to improve their wages and working conditions?
Nope – cause ALEC is involved
Will the rules require our trading
partners to protect endangered species?
Nope – cause ALEC is involved
Or will they make it easier for
giant global corporations to attack laws banning toxic chemicals?
Yes – cause ALEC is involved
And ALEC is involved to get rid of regulations
And ALEC is involved to protect IP for their corporate members
We don’t know the answer to these
questions yet—because the deal isn’t done.
Ohhhhhhh – bad assumption
ALEC members already know about it
ALEC members are already working on it.
But if the loudest voices the
administration and Congress hear belong to the global corporations who have
benefited from past agreements, I can predict what the answers will be. And
they won’t be answers we like.
Ohhhhhhh, yes! – good point!!
Cause ALEC members know about it
ALEC Boasts that it has
2,000+ state
legislators that support ALEC foreign trade policy
96 members of the US
Congress that support ALEC foreign trade policy
Proof – you want
proof, you say?????????
International Relations Task Force
Meeting
Federal Relations Working Group
Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
Thursday, August 5, 2010
New Zealand Presentation on the TPP
Consul General John Mataira (New Zealand
Consulate)
Consul General John Mataira (New
Zealand Consulate in Los Angeles, CA) spoke to us about New Zealand and the Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP).
“Support for the Trans-Pacific
Partnership”
Representative William A. Hamzy,
Esq. (CT)
Representative William A. Hamzy,
Esq. (CT) introduced a resolution proposing Support for the Trans-Pacific
Partnership, as outlined in Consul General Mataira’s presentation. He contended
that US
involvement in the TTP could help counter growing Chinese influence in the
area.
And will someone please tell me why – why a group of “ALEC
state legislators” with little to no foreign diplomat experience are sticking
their noses in this area.
ALL OF THIS DONE
OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW AND SUPERVISION OF THE US
STATE DEPARTMENT!!!
WHO IN THE HELL DOES ALEC THINK THEY ARE?????
And there is an article
Inside ALEC | January 2011 • 19
Telling ALEC legislative members what they are suppose to
think and do.
Written by
Rt
Hon Mike Moore is currently the New Zealand
Ambassador to the United States.
Ambassador Moore is also a past Director of the World Trade Organization and a
former New Zealand
Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister.
Snips
The
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) presents an exciting opportunity for the United States
to boost exports and create jobs. The partnership is being negotiated by the United States, Australia,
Brunei, Chile, Malaysia,
New Zealand, Peru, Singapore,
and Vietnam.
These countries are committed to producing a high standard agreement that will
set new benchmarks for trade and economic integration.
We
invite you to spread the word about the benefits offered by TPP. Every U.S. citizen, business, and elected official who
sees value for the U.S.
in TPP will contribute to strong momentum to achieve this exciting partnership.
ALEC’s International Relations Task Force has a resolution supporting final ratification
of TPP. If ALEC members are interested in discussing TPP further, they should
contact Karla Jones, ALEC International Relations Task Force Director at kjones@alec.org
or Ben King at the New Zealand Embassy in Washington,
D.C., on ben.king@mfat.govt.nz.
A little bit about Mr. Moore – from a New Zealand source
Ambassador to US 'should be sacked'
By Hayden Donnell
11:17 AM Monday Feb 27, 2012
New
Zealand's ambassador to the United States, Mike Moore, is
facing calls for his sacking after hosting an event sponsored by a tobacco
giant.
Mana Party leader Hone Harawira
this morning hit out at Mr Moore, a former Prime Minister, for his decision to
front the Governors and Ambassadors World Trade Reception on February 24.
Multi-billion dollar tobacco
company Philip Morris was one of the event's key sponsors, along with Chevron,
PhRMA and Target.
Philip Morris was one of the event's key sponsors, along
with Chevron, PhRMA and Target ALEC, ALEC, ALEC and who knows
Having Mr Moore host the event
undermined world-leading legislation aimed at making New Zealand smokefree by 2025, Mr
Harawira said.
He called for Mr Moore to be fired
from his post.
Whatta know
He’s turning into an ALEC-er
So ask yourself ….
WHY is ALEC concerned with thi?
As noted in this 2011 New Zealand video
TPPA gives unlimited powers to multi-national companies
Multinational companies that fund ALEC
WHY are “ALEC state legislators” meeting with these people?
WHY are "state legislators" of the American Legislative Exchange Council involved in foreign affairs? You've got to be kidding me - like these part-time legislators, with other full-time jobs - should be messing around in foreign affairs - I think NOT!!!
As noted in this 2011 New Zealand video
TPPA gives unlimited powers to multi-national companies
Multinational companies that fund ALEC
WHY are “ALEC state legislators” meeting with these people?
WHY are "state legislators" of the American Legislative Exchange Council involved in foreign affairs? You've got to be kidding me - like these part-time legislators, with other full-time jobs - should be messing around in foreign affairs - I think NOT!!!
These “ALEC state legislators” ARE NOT governors of a
state.
These “ALEC state legislators” ARE NOT designated trade
representatives for the state.
These “ALEC state legislators” ARE NOT members of the US Congress
– they are STATE legislators.
What in the hell do they think they are doing?
Which one of their state constituents told them they wanted them interfering with international relations?
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