To: President Donald Trump, The Arkansas State House, The Arkansas State Senate, Governor Asa Hutchinson, Rep. Eric Crawford (AR-1), Sen. John Boozman (AR-1), Sen. Tom Cotton (AR-2), The United States House of Representatives, and The United...
Petition to Block Fast Tracking of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Petition to Block Fast Tracking of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Constitution defines TREASON as “levying War against (the United States), or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a war against the people of the United States, and any act of Congress or the President that allows implementation of the TPP is giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemies of our nation. Therefore, any person in Congress who allows the Fast Tracking or passing of the Secret document referenced as TPP is guilty of TREASON.
The TPP is a corporate coup d’etat. By requiring member nations to conform to TPP laws and rules, it effectively supplants US sovereignty and cancels the people’s right to be self-governing. There is no expiration date and no provision can be changed unless all members agree. Further, even if US citizens vote for changes, those members can overrule the people
TPP creates an “Investor-State dispute Resolution” system, a private “court” that can sue TPP governments (including U.S.) over environmental, health, consumer, zoning, or other policies that TPP claims undermines their “rights” – and worse, their “expected future profits.” This provides corporations the legal status of sovereign nations. If they win their cases, handled by lawyers who have represented corporations and who routinely switch to serve as judges, the taxpayers must compensate the corporations for “loss” of profit in court costs.
While TPP negotiations began under G.W. Bush, President Obama has reverse his pledge to avoid NAFTA type agreements and has determinedly kept the terms of the TPP secret from congress.
Examples of Terms of TPP that Violate Free Trade Agreements and Provide Sovereignty to Corporations.
1. Member nations given the right to every sale on products purchased with our tax dollars, overriding present trade agreements.
2. Only five of 29 chapters of the TPP actually deal with trade.
3. All U.S. government food regulations that are stricter than “international standards” (most of them) could be ruled as “illegal trade barriers” – forcing the U.S. to weaken regulations. Food labeling laws would also be treated as “trade barriers.”
4. The DOE would lose its authority to regulate exports of natural gas to any TPP nation. While the U.S. water supply would be poisoned and decimated, nothing would stop the gas from export, leaving Americans with the pollution and higher priced gas.
5. U.S. corps would get Foreign Investor protections to limit costs of moving to law-wage nations. The TPP could demand compensation for any government policy (such as Minimum Wage increases) that undermines “expected” profits.
6. Pig Pharma would be given more years of monopoly on drug patents and, therefore, prices, and they would be empowered to block generics. It further restricts government’s ability to negotiate lower prices for bulk purchases.
7. TPP explicitly prohibits transaction taxes on High Frequency Trades, and blocks reforms to separate consumer banking from risky investment banking – the Glass-Steagall firewall.
8. TPP allows a “back door” to escape “too big to fail” provisions, and it empowers Banksters to “enforce” themselves. It also allows Banksters to demand compensation for any “losses” they claim are caused by reforms.
9. Congress did not pass the “Stop Online Piracy Act” last year, but its provisions are in the TPP. It would provide 120 years of corporate copyright protection. It would further turn the Internet into Big Brother watching. It could take down our content and cut off our access.
10. Internet consumers could be assessed mandatory fines for non-commercial, small-scale copying.
11. TPP would limit government regulation of public services – utilities, transportation, and education. It allows corporations to cherry pick profitable services and sink the rest.
We have already seen corporations take control of our government, turning our democratic processes into fascism. Lobbyists own our politicians. If TPP is Fast Tracked and implemented by President Obama, this nation and its people will have no say and no sovereignty. This is why the provisions of this TPP are being kept secret – even from our congress, as it also usurps congressional authority on these matters. If it is passed, our government cannot overrule it and no federal court can rule on any of its provisions.
Please sign this petition and call your representatives as often as possible.
Submitted by Roz Hill
Resident of Arkansas
The Constitution defines TREASON as “levying War against (the United States), or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a war against the people of the United States, and any act of Congress or the President that allows implementation of the TPP is giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemies of our nation. Therefore, any person in Congress who allows the Fast Tracking or passing of the Secret document referenced as TPP is guilty of TREASON.
The TPP is a corporate coup d’etat. By requiring member nations to conform to TPP laws and rules, it effectively supplants US sovereignty and cancels the people’s right to be self-governing. There is no expiration date and no provision can be changed unless all members agree. Further, even if US citizens vote for changes, those members can overrule the people
TPP creates an “Investor-State dispute Resolution” system, a private “court” that can sue TPP governments (including U.S.) over environmental, health, consumer, zoning, or other policies that TPP claims undermines their “rights” – and worse, their “expected future profits.” This provides corporations the legal status of sovereign nations. If they win their cases, handled by lawyers who have represented corporations and who routinely switch to serve as judges, the taxpayers must compensate the corporations for “loss” of profit in court costs.
While TPP negotiations began under G.W. Bush, President Obama has reverse his pledge to avoid NAFTA type agreements and has determinedly kept the terms of the TPP secret from congress.
Examples of Terms of TPP that Violate Free Trade Agreements and Provide Sovereignty to Corporations.
1. Member nations given the right to every sale on products purchased with our tax dollars, overriding present trade agreements.
2. Only five of 29 chapters of the TPP actually deal with trade.
3. All U.S. government food regulations that are stricter than “international standards” (most of them) could be ruled as “illegal trade barriers” – forcing the U.S. to weaken regulations. Food labeling laws would also be treated as “trade barriers.”
4. The DOE would lose its authority to regulate exports of natural gas to any TPP nation. While the U.S. water supply would be poisoned and decimated, nothing would stop the gas from export, leaving Americans with the pollution and higher priced gas.
5. U.S. corps would get Foreign Investor protections to limit costs of moving to law-wage nations. The TPP could demand compensation for any government policy (such as Minimum Wage increases) that undermines “expected” profits.
6. Pig Pharma would be given more years of monopoly on drug patents and, therefore, prices, and they would be empowered to block generics. It further restricts government’s ability to negotiate lower prices for bulk purchases.
7. TPP explicitly prohibits transaction taxes on High Frequency Trades, and blocks reforms to separate consumer banking from risky investment banking – the Glass-Steagall firewall.
8. TPP allows a “back door” to escape “too big to fail” provisions, and it empowers Banksters to “enforce” themselves. It also allows Banksters to demand compensation for any “losses” they claim are caused by reforms.
9. Congress did not pass the “Stop Online Piracy Act” last year, but its provisions are in the TPP. It would provide 120 years of corporate copyright protection. It would further turn the Internet into Big Brother watching. It could take down our content and cut off our access.
10. Internet consumers could be assessed mandatory fines for non-commercial, small-scale copying.
11. TPP would limit government regulation of public services – utilities, transportation, and education. It allows corporations to cherry pick profitable services and sink the rest.
We have already seen corporations take control of our government, turning our democratic processes into fascism. Lobbyists own our politicians. If TPP is Fast Tracked and implemented by President Obama, this nation and its people will have no say and no sovereignty. This is why the provisions of this TPP are being kept secret – even from our congress, as it also usurps congressional authority on these matters. If it is passed, our government cannot overrule it and no federal court can rule on any of its provisions.
Please sign this petition and call your representatives as often as possible.
Submitted by Roz Hill
Resident of Arkansas
Why is this important?
We all must become activists if we are going to save this nation.