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comment by zedadex
zedadex  ·  3244 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Trans-Pacific Partnership suggests Obama has no sense of irony

> Does the author or anyone else who feels aggrieved know what 'fast track' is or why it's important in a treaty deal?

Yes. I specifically looked into when and why this could even be considered justifiable, and understand the positive implications it has for negotiating a good deal.

But that kind of closed-door secrecy only even begins to be acceptable when you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that it can't or won't be abused to try and rush things past the general public - which, considering the leaks that highlight the worrisome fact that special interest groups have seats at the table - I have no confidence in.

In some hypothetical world, closed-door negotions like this can, should, and would have to take place to make the deal work out as best for everyone. But right now, with the near-outright plutocracy we have in place, allowing this kind of behavioral precedent to be set is beyond dangerous.