It seems to me that WIPO was passed under fast track by the elder
President Bush, and that was used to justify the DMCA, so...
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Ed Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Taxi (I need an income) GNU/Linux (I can afford a Free OS)
Think this through with me, let me know your mind... Hunter/Garcia
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Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 16:45:14 -0700
From: Sarah Charlesworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: Pacific Green Party <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [LANE-GREENS:1383] Fw: stop-ftaa: Toll free call to Wyden & Smith:
"NO FAST TRACK!"
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From: "CISCAP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <Recipient list suppressed>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 1:24 PM
Subject: stop-ftaa: Toll free call to Wyden & Smith: "NO FAST TRACK!"
> Dear CISCAP activists, members, supporters, and allies;
>
>
> Well, it's time once again to...
>
> URGE YOUR SENATORS TO OPPOSE FAST TRACK!
>
> Call 1-877-611-0063 and urge your Senators to vote against giving the
> President "Trade Promotion Authority" when it comes to the floor for a
vote.
> (Special thanks to the AFL-CIO for making this toll free number available
> to activists.) Over the next few weeks, the Senate will be debating a
> number of amendments to the Bush Administration's proposal; we need to
urge
> our Senators to vote against Fast Track in any way, shape, or form. A
vote
> is forecast to happen before the end of the month.
>
> Trade Promotion Authority (the President's term for Fast Track) means that
> the President can negotiate trade agreements with other nations and then
> present them to Congress for a simple "yes or no" vote. In so doing,
> Congress will have forsaken its right to amend the agreement and at the
> same time denied their constituents voice in shaping trade agreements
which
> have the potential of affecting many aspects of their lives, among them
> labor rights and environmental protections. Also, giving the President
this
> power means that he can proceed with the Free Trade Area of the Americas,
> and the Central American Free Trade Agreement, both of which CISCAP
> opposes.
>
> Both of Oregon's senators are currently saying that they are "undecided"
on
> Fast Track; over the past few months, both have made statements to the
> effect that they are now less confident of the (theoretical) benefits of
> free trade.
>
> So now is the time to convince them that Congress should not give up its
> power to have a say in trade issues. Make the call today!
>
>
> En solidaridad,
>
>
> Scott Miksch
> CISCAP staff
>
>
> Committee in Solidarity with the Central American People
> 458 Blair Blvd. Eugene, OR 97402
> 541/485-8633 541/485-0257 (fax) www.efn.org/~ciscap
> "Working for peace and justice from Eugene to El Salvador since 1982"
>
>
>
