[colug-432] Trans Pacific Partnership

tom thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com
Sun Nov 24 14:59:52 EST 2013


On 11/24/2013 01:30 PM, Rob Funk wrote:
> On Saturday, November 23, 2013 08:35:00 PM tom wrote:
>> To lock down the internet for 20 years. TPP will make DMCA II, SOPA and
>> ACTA the law of the land in one fell swoop if the Senate ratifies it.
>> (Only 50 votes are needed now, but it probably would have gotten 60
>> votes if the "nuclear option" had not been instituted.)
> I don't think the recent Senate rule-change affects treaty ratification,
> nor other laws, just presidential appointments. And even then, only
> executive appointments and judicial appointments to courts below the
> Supreme Court.
>
So you don't think there is any danger of TPP going thru now or in the 
near future?

Tom


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