Pirate Party storms out of uber-secret ACTA negotiations

bravo!

good on him! now if only other MEPs would grow a backbone and walk out on the undemocratic talks.

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"The only difference is that if you keep the wraps on for too long, not only will your secrets always eventually spill, but you end up looking sneaky and undemocratic as well"

If it looks like a duck, smells like a duck, sounds like a duck, moves like duck, it's because it's most likely a duck

This badger has sailed

"According to Engstrom: 'At first the Commission seemed unwilling to answer this question with a straight yes or no' "

So if you ask and they don't answer you simply publish and when they get up in arms about it you remind them that they didn't object when you asked.

Infuriatingly arrogant two faced control freaks...

The European Parliament ultimately works for us so why the hell are they acting in secret behind our backs to hide what they do in our name!. Either they represent us or we get someone who will represent us.

Its yet more of the same behaviour from them. They are once again behaving like a bunch of infuriatingly arrogant two faced authoritarian control freaks.

They know if the public finds out what they are suggesting to enforce on the public, then the public will revolt in anger at their tyrannical arrogance, so they are hiding from us while they scheme and plot about what level of Police State they can get away with forcing onto us all.

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He is being prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act.

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Maybe they wanted him to walk out, and he did exactly what they wanted him to do.

Of course they don't like him and they will ignore his questions just to irk him. That's what all opponents do. If he wants to be a politician, he has to start acting they way they do.

Fight fire with fire. Walking out on your opponents accomplishes absolutely nothing.

Whose conspiracy is it?

Contrary to what the Europhobes here seem to think, ACTA was started by the US and Japan. The list of culprits can be found on the Wikipedia page.

IMO it's a disgrace that *any* government should go near it. As to who's pushing it - the usual scum, I'd bet. Just think 'corporate greed'.

This continuing ACTA secrecy stinks - it's an example of why Democracy is really only an illusion.

This is why Democracy is only an illusion--a pretense to distract us from what's really going on. This secrecy over ACTA is yet another instance of those who have power corrupting due process for their own ends once again.

It's essentially proof that big corporate multinational business has the votes at the expense of citizens.

The big question is why is stuff on copyright, patents, copying and trade so sensitive that the issues can only be discussed in secret until deals are cut.

It's clear these bastards never have had the moral high ground and they are worried that we citizens are beginning to see through the sham, hence the secrecy.

If I were Pirate Party MEP Christian Engstrom I'd be urging my members to acts of civil disobedience on the basis that governance, law and due process have broken down and that we are close to sliding into totalitarianism.

This secrecy fucking stinks.

Do something, harangue your politicians before its too late!