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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (19629)	7/30/2001 1:29:59 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Why is there no indignation over the demolib sponsorship of these treaty violating measures Well, I think that there is indignation. If there weren't, the subject wouldn't have come to this thread's attention. Even more analogous to Kyoto is the Administration's reluctance to participate in next month's World Conference Against Racism. That issue has created barely a ripple. Maybe all the reporters who aren't covering Levy/Condit are on vacation. Personally, I'm getting tired of seeing the DC police chief on TV saying once again that he won't talk about the substance of police interviews and that, no, they don't have any new information. CSPAN just said that the House will be discussing the Conference Against Racism this afternoon. Perhaps they'll say something interesting enough to provoke a bit of coverage. Karen

To: jlallen who wrote (19629)	7/30/2001 7:27:32 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Why is there no indignation over the demolib sponsorship of these treaty violating measures First, as Karen said, there is some indignation. The indignation is less visible because the Mexican truckers have less lobbying and media power than the environmental movement. The implementing measures of a treaty are also less likely to draw attention than the treaty itself. Those opposed to the Kyoto treaty might be well advised to accept the treaty, give lip service to its goals, and sabotage its implementation. Would you really classify the Teamsters as "demolibs"? I'm not entirely sure that I would. Free trade in general does not break down into "demolibs" vs. "republicons". There is a lot of opposition to it on both sides, and a lot of support on both sides as well. Of course many of the vocal supporters on both sides of the spectrum change their tune if a particular free trade measure upsets one of their core constituencies. That's politics. I do expect that as acceptance of free trade grows, we will see more and more delaying actions that attempt to restrain trade under the banner of health, safety, and security regulations. They will have to be dealt with, tediously, one at a time.