There's an excellent, highly readable analysis of the MAI and its potential impact on municipalities available on the WWW. Written by international trade law expert Barry Appleton, it explains in clear language the extensive threat that this pending international agreement poses to municipalities' ability to address their residents needs. I'd urge anyone interested in the MAI as well as anyone whose life is affected by the role of municipal governments -- their purchasing, zoning and other activities -- to check out this analysis and to pass it on to others while there's still time to turn this threat around. http://www.appletonlaw.com/MAI/MAI-municipal.html Sid Shniad
