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TOM TOMORROW.(Brief Article)

THE F.T.A.A. MAY BE A PROFOUNDLY UNDEMOCRATIC AGREEMENT, BUT MEMBER NATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE DEMOCRACIES ... THE BEST WAY TO ENCOURAGE DEMOCRACY IN OUR HEMISPHERE -- -- IS THROUGH A SECRETIVE TRADE AGREEMENT WHICH VASTLY EXPANDS THE POWER OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS TO OVERRIDE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS! THAT'S RIGHT! WHAT HE SAID! THANKS FOR THE INPUT, GEORGE. OF COURSE, AS OUR CONSERVATIVE FRIENDS HAVE BEEN ADAMANTLY POINTING OUT SINCE LAST NOVEMBER'S ELECTION, THE UNITED STATES IS NOT A DEMOCRACY--BUT RATHER A REPUBLIC ... --AND THEREFORE, ...