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But the people of North America did not explicitly consent to Nafta. They were never asked to vote on the deal, and its bipartisan support ensured that there was little scope for dissent. The huge grassroots resistance in all three nations was ignored or maligned. The deal was fixed between political and commercial elites, and granted immortality.
Have the "people" of the US ever voted on a treaty?
I thought that's why we elected officials to represent us. US is a Republic, after all.
Have the "people" of the US ever voted on a treaty?
thought that's why we elected officials to represent us.
And if our representatives were actually representing us,
stitch up = A set up, a trick. If someone stitches you up, then they're playing you for a fool.