The TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) What You're Not Being Told

June 12, 2015
The TPP, or the Trans-Pacific Partnership, is a trade deal that has been negotiated in secret for years now. The deal encompasses the United States, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. A lot of people are going to be affected by this, but for some reason the public is not allowed to see what’s in it. In fact many of the lawmakers which are about to vote on this deal haven’t even read it themselves. Those who have, are forbidden to expose what it contains. If that strikes you as fishy, you’re not alone.
The real danger lies in the way that this agreement subverts the sovereignty of nations. The TPP would create a system of shadowy trade tribunals which would allow companies to to override and nullify laws in any member country.
These tribunals are extrajudicial. Their authority is outside above national justice systems. The arbitrators are unelected, and completely unaccountable to the people.

The laws which will be subject to this new agreement include (but are not limited to) intellectual property rights, food and product safety, environmental standards, and just about any regulation that may affect the way companies do business.
If they get away with phase one of this power grab you can rest assured that there will be more to come.

This isn’t about trade. This isn’t about jobs. This is about power, power that is being covertly shifted farther and farther away from the people.