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Gross abuses? Because its being written in secret? The US Constitution itself was written in secret! That fact alone does not make this a bad thing- but it i

Gross abuses? Because its being written in secret? The US Constitution itself was written in secret! That fact alone does not make this a bad thing- but it is certainly something to be concerned about- and I'm certainly very concerned about the alleged contents of this treaty. We can only hope that once it becomes public, Congress will be convinced by public outcry not to ratify it.

jamesbritt 17y ago
"Gross abuses? Because its being written in secret? The US Constitution itself was written in secret! " Why do you think that was? Do you think those reasons apply now?
- ensignavenger 17y ago
  Because the Founders were concerned that if early drafts were circulated they would be shut down before they got very far- and they wanted to be able to change their minds freely without looking like they were flip flopping. Yes- those same circumstances clearly apply to politics today!
  - joe_the_user 17y ago
    Uh, The situation that applies today is the treaty is being negotiated in secret in order to ratified in as much secrecy as possible and with the hope that once that's done, it can enforced as quietly as possible and the repressive parts of it may be used to make that silence mandatory as well. -- Contrast this to the US constitution, which involved long and difficult demand before ratification.
danek 17y ago
starting a new country is in a completely different category. i'd agree with "gross abuses" since this is a treaty being crafted in secret, with special "access" given to certain interested parties... basically the government isn't working for the good of the people, but for the good of a few large companies and the detriment of the people. these are the people that thought the CD would destroy their business. then they thought the DVD would destroy their business. these are the people that want you to pay every single time you watch a movie that you own. they fill the airwaves with Creed and Linkin Park. they don't understand technology in the least. fire probably scares them. and they will be the ones "updating" our copyright law.

jamesbritt 17y ago

"Gross abuses? Because its being written in secret? The US Constitution itself was written in secret! " Why do you think that was? Do you think those reasons apply now?

ensignavenger 17y ago
Because the Founders were concerned that if early drafts were circulated they would be shut down before they got very far- and they wanted to be able to change their minds freely without looking like they were flip flopping. Yes- those same circumstances clearly apply to politics today!
- joe_the_user 17y ago
  Uh, The situation that applies today is the treaty is being negotiated in secret in order to ratified in as much secrecy as possible and with the hope that once that's done, it can enforced as quietly as possible and the repressive parts of it may be used to make that silence mandatory as well. -- Contrast this to the US constitution, which involved long and difficult demand before ratification.

danek 17y ago

starting a new country is in a completely different category. i'd agree with "gross abuses" since this is a treaty being crafted in secret, with special "access" given to certain interested parties... basically the government isn't working for the good of the people, but for the good of a few large companies and the detriment of the people. these are the people that thought the CD would destroy their business. then they thought the DVD would destroy their business. these are the people that want you to pay every single time you watch a movie that you own. they fill the airwaves with Creed and Linkin Park. they don't understand technology in the least. fire probably scares them. and they will be the ones "updating" our copyright law.