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While I'm certain there will be areas of concern, I'm unclear how we are supposed to intelligently send our concerns along if the text of the agreement will not be available for 30 days. We'll look like idiots if we start quoting language from a 2 month old leak if that language was not in the final agreement.

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Instead of telling Washington about my dissatisfaction I've decided I'm going to piss in the ocean. I suspect the outcome will be the same, except it feels so great to piss in the ocean.

I just have to say - thanks for making my day man.

This is basically the catharsis of anonymous messaging boards.

With that attitude that will be the expected outcome indeed. SOPA was after enough resistance from the public successfully repealed. This can be done again.

What money started, patience will finish. Unpopular legislation needs only be proposed again and again until it passes. Corporations (who cannot die) always have time on their side.

Treaty ratifications aren't returned time and time again in slightly altered forms.

Corporations dissolve all the time. Do you have something else in mind when you say they cannot die?

I think you can make a compelling argument now that can be summarized as "since unfortunately the review period for such a complex treaty is extremely short I am writing ahead of its release to highlight areas of deep concern that were in the draft. Specifically ... . it is of critical importance that if any of these rules remain or if like rules which would ...have some problem... have been introduced that you vote against this treaty " and so on. You can state what you feel it must do or not do to warrant passing without knowing the final text.

If there's one thing that rallies the rabble, it's threatening the supply of free entertainment.

> I'm unclear how we are supposed to intelligently send our concerns along if the text of the agreement will not be available for 30 days

It doesn't matter, it's not like the peoples complaints will mean anything.

See SOPA.

But as a counterpoint, the crypto war. The second one we're in right now. Didn't this get settled? Oh wait, new administration. Time for the powers that shouldn't be to try again.

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