Brad:
I got your point. I just don't consider having my local laws usurped by an
international organization as "playing outside of my borders".
I see that you are in Canada. Bagotronix has Canadian customers, and we
value that business greatly. I know that there have been some trade
disagreements (lumber, etc.) between Canada and the US, but none that I
know of that I would consider truly harmful to the US. You should consider
yourself fortunate to be a Canadian. I think Canada has made better
decisions about their economic, trade, social, and political systems than
the US. In particular, the health care system in Canada is far superior in
its coverage than the health care "non-system" in the US.
So, my criticism is not directed anywhere but to my own country.
Unfortunately, there is nothing the average US citizen (i.e. me) can do to
change it. While we do have Representatives in Congress, they only act on
issues that are considered by the monied interests that fund their election
campaigns. We have only 2 significant political parties, which are
effectively just one party for trade and economic issues.
Best regards,
Ivan Baggett
Bagotronix Inc.
website: www.bagotronix.com
Brad Velander wrote:
Ivan,
You missed the whole point. You choose to play outside of your borders,
therefore you chose to play where you do not have sovereignty. You made the
choice to play, you made the choice to pursue activities outside of your
sovereign control. You can't blame anyone else for your choices.
Like I said, your only alternative if you want full sovereign control
is, stay home!
Sincerely,
Brad Velander
Senior PCB Designer
Northern Airborne Technology
1925 Kirschner Rd.,
Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4N7.
tel (250) 763-2329 ext. 225
fax (250) 762-3374
-----Original Message-----
From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: June 30, 2005 11:55 AM
To: Brad Velander; Open Topic Forum
Subject: Re: [OT] Re: [PEDA] EU regs WAS: Finish: Matte tin vs ENIG ?
Brad:
The problem with trade agreements such as GATT and their implementing
bodies such as WTO, is that their rulings can supersede the laws of member
nations. In that event, there are 3 choices for a WTO member nation:
1) Comply with the WTO ruling. Superseding a national law then becomes a
sovereignty issue.
2) Refuse to comply with the WTO ruling. In this case, the WTO can impose
monetary penalties on the member nation for non-compliance. Paying
"tribute" in the form of penalties is a sovereignty issue.
3) Give a 6 month notice to withdraw from the WTO. The nation must choose
between trade on WTO's terms, or preserving its sovereignty.
So, there is a way out (choice #3). But there has been no interest on the
part of any US administration in exercising this option. I don't expect
there ever will be, either.
Best regards,
Ivan Baggett
Bagotronix Inc.
website: www.bagotronix.com
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