Don't Sign the TPP
Decision-makers are pushing to sign the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the next two weeks.1If this happens, it starts the final countdown to push the agreement into law. And if it becomes law, it will censor the Web, criminalize our online activities, and cost Internet users money.
They want people to think it’s inevitable, but we haven’t even been consulted yet. That’s why we need to show just how many people oppose this costly and irresponsible deal. Tell Trade Ministers: “Do not sign the TPP!” by sending the letter at this site.
We’re on the verge of the biggest TPP tipping point yet. With less than two weeks before the 12 TPP countries meet to sign the agreement in New Zealand on February 4th, we need to act quickly.2
This is not an agreement – because we don’t agree to it. Some countries have already said they plan to sign, but they need our consent to push this into law. We’ve heard over and over again that there is ‘no re-negotiating the TPP’: it’s a take-it-or-leave-it package.3
So why would we accept an agreement that restricts innovation, raises the cost of accessing our culture, and locks us into rules designed to benefit the few at the expense of the many?4
It’s simple: if we sign the agreement, we’ll be slow-walked into ratifying over the next two years – most people won’t even notice it’s happening. So, if we don’t sign, we don’t ratify, which means this is our best chance to kill the TPP once and for all. Signing the TPP is the green light decision-makers need to turn this agreement into law – let’s not give them that.
Tell decision-makers today: do NOT sign the TPP.
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Here's a letter to the editor from today's La Crosse Tribune about the Ron Kind listening session in Onalaska last week. The top (by frequency) issue raised at this meeting was the TPP - at least five different people talked about it.
Here are some links to back up points made in the letter:
Trans-Canada lawsuit filed under NAFTA rules: http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/675184ec96a440d6afdd2660c28f472f/transcanada-file-2-legal-challenges-keystone-rejection
Sierra Club and others say TPP environmental protections weak and unenforcable: http://www.sierraclub.org/tpp-text-release-enviros
TPP negotiations close out people's representatives: https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/blogs/130-members-of-congress-speak-out-against-secrecy-in-tpp-negotiations
TPP negotiators received millions from big banks: http://billmoyers.com/2014/02/20/obama-admins-tpp-trade-officials-received-hefty-bonuses-from-big-banks/
Anti-climate: http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2015/11/05/tpp-text-confirms-handout-fossil-fuels
TPP will lead to job losses and lower wages: http://www.epi.org/blog/whats-wrong-with-the-tpp-this-deal-will-lead-to-more-job-loss-and-downward-pressures-on-the-wages-of-most-working-americans/
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