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David Cobb on Free Trade
Green Party nominee for President
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Withdraw from NAFTA and CAFTA
We stand for bilateral fair trade agreements and withdrawal from NAFTA, CAFTA & other trade agreements which disrupt the Mexican, Central American and other economies and force workers & farmers to leave their home countries in search of work to survive.
Source: Campaign website, VoteCobb.org, "Issues"
Jul 2, 2004
Marched in Seattle against the WTO
Q: What about global trade agreement negotiations? A: I completely oppose the entire regime of corporate-controlled trade, and the myriad of illegitimate agreements and institutions that have been created to further that regime.
I am proud to have marched in Seattle against the WTO in 1999, and I have helped to organize Green Party participation in protests and rallies against FTAA, NAFTA, GATT, WTO, IMF, and the World Bank.
Source: Campaign website, VoteCobb.org, "FAQ"
Jul 2, 2004
Include human rights and worker rights in trade deals
Q: Should a nation's human rights record affect its normal trade relations (most favored nation) status with the United States? A: Yes.
Q: Do you support the trade embargo against Cuba?
A: No.
Q: Should trade agreements include provisions to protect workers' rights and to address environmental concerns?
A: Yes.
Cobb says, "The current international trade institutions are illegitimate usurpations of national sovereignty."
Source: 2004 Presidential National Political Awareness Test
May 2, 2004