Analyst's note: Absolutely must read. More and more Americans are learning to beware when members of OUR federal government, especially the Obama administration, operate in secret (hiding the text from Members of Congress, governors, state legislators, the press, civil society, and the public) to create a massive free trade agreement, which will eliminate tariffs on goods and services and "harmonize" various regulations between the partner countries. We understand that if the agreement goes through, it will affect more than 40% of the imports and exports of the United States.
"One of the major issues with the TPP is its effect on Freedom of Speech. Remember how everyone was concerned about the potential ramifications of SOPA and PIPA back when the US government was trying to crack down on “internet piracy”? Well, multiply that times a billion and then don’t run it through Congress, and you have, in a nutshell, the future effects of the TPP on the internet.
[....] Our own Constitutional checks and balances will no longer apply. There will be no right to privacy and no due process. Webpages can be taken down based on only a complaint – proof will not be required. Innocent until proven guilty will not apply.
[....] All of the information we have comes from documents that were leaked. We know that it has 29 chapters with regulations regarding food safety, who you can buy what product from, financial services, copyrights, and much more.
We must always be suspect of the negotiation of potentially life-altering things that are done in secret. Generally this occurs because those making the plans know that the public will adamantly oppose what they are planning. According to a spokesman from the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the general public just isn’t bright enough to grasp the finer points of the TPP, and thus should be kept in the dark until it is fait accompli.
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