NAFTA FOR THE MASSES

"Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare," he then quickly added: "Some would say it has yet to occur on earth." - Stephen Hawking

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LOVE THOSE LAWYERS

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NAFTA RIGHT? NAFTA WRONG? LAWYERS GOTCHA!
"...the primary purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was not to facilitate trade... Rather, it was to promote an integrated continental economy and establish the rules to govern it.

As a former foreign minister of Mexico once remarked, NAFTA was "an agreement for the rich and powerful in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, an agreement effectively excluding ordinary people in all three societies." It should, therefore, be no surprise that NAFTA rules protect the interests of large corporate investors while undercutting workers' rights, environmental protections, and democratic accountability..."

Revisiting NAFTA, Still not working for North America's Workers, Introduction by Jeff Faux
http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/bp173

"Washington - The United Steelworkers of America filed a lawsuit against the federal government Monday charging that NAFTA is a treaty and needed a two-thirds vote of the Senate when it passed in 1993." - Arizona Republic, November, 1999

Lawyers made NAFTA; lawyers dispute NAFTA. Lawyers get rich on NAFTA. Remember, when the government is sued, rightfully or wrongfully, all taxpayers pay the government lawyers. -2q(Jim)

For those who wish to pursue the legality of NAFTA further, please see http://www.state.gov/s/l/treaty/faqs/70133.htm

She SEZzzz, He SEZzzz

VULNERABLE

She Sezz: Fully opening one's self emotionally to another.

He Sezz: Playing football without a cup.

THINGY

She Sezz: any part under a car's hood.

He Sezz: The strap fastener on a woman's bra.

Professional Status - Who was First?
A doctor, an engineer, a rabbi and a lawyer were debating who was the world's first professional.

The Doctor said "It must have been a doctor. Who else could have helpd with the world's first surgery of taking a rib from Adam to create Eve, the first woman.

"No," said the rabbi. "It must have been a rabbi, since the Lord needed someone to help preach his message to Adam and the world.-
"Wait," Said the engineer "The world was created in 6 days from nothing. Do you know what a master engineering feat that must have been to create the whole world into an orgnanized civilized place from utter choas?"
"And WHO created the chaos?" said the lawyer.

Grass Roots Philosophy

• "We learn something every day, and lots of times it's that what we learned the day before was wrong." - Bill Vaughan
• Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo. - Common Wisdom
• "If someone as blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?"
  - Ross Perot