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Dear Friends and Activists,
As promised, tonight we launch a massive new
letters to the editor initiative against fast track treatment for the
so-called Trans Pacific Partnership, a proposal so bad members of Congress
risk going to prison if they even try to tell us what's in it. But from
leaked documents we know it's all about giving corporations veto power
over national laws on pollution, on labor, on privacy, and
everything else.
For more detailed information on this issue there are
numerous supporting reference links on the action page itself.
BEGIN
NEW PETITION:
As if the last session of Congress didn't get little enough
done, the first thing some members of Congress want to push for in the next
is to completely abdicate their constitutional duty to make trade policy,
by fast tracking the so-called Trans Pacific Partnership without a second
thought.
Why should
a member of Congress have to risk going to prison just to tell us what is
being secretly negotiated behind our backs? Why do we have to find out only
from leaked documents that they are trying to give corporations veto power
over the national laws of any country on pollution, labor, privacy and
everything else?
Thankfully, 151 wise and dutiful members of the House
have already signed the Rosa L. DeLauro letter, 22 members have signed the
Walter B. Jones letter, and 12 members have signed the John B.
Larson letter, protesting this fast track proposal. This is not a
partisan issue.
For the rest:
We, the people, demand that you
immediately make a like commitment in writing to oppose any consideration of
the terms of the Trans Pacific Partnership not conducted in the full light of
day on the floors of the U.S. Congress.
In particular, we, the people,
demand that members of the Senate demonstrate parallel leadership to put a
majority of senators on the record in writing opposing fast track for the
TPP.
Did we mention, this is an election year?
No Fast Track For
The Trans Pacific Partnership action page: http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1149.php
The above
is the actual text of the petition sent by the link also above. As you know
from our last alert we have just freshly revamped and updated our letters to
the editor function, and there is a special innovation on this action page we
have created especially for this campaign.
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