>Information
Obama just signed a law allowing him to fast track TPP and other "trade agreements", allowing him to accept it with just a simple majority.
>What is the TPP?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a disastrous trade agreement designed to protect the interests of the largest multi-national corporations at the expense of workers, consumers, the environment and the foundations of American democracy. It will also negatively impact some of the poorest people in the world.
Here are the list of nations that will be affected by the TPP:
United States, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Chile, Singapore, Peru, Vietnam, New Zealand and Brunei.
>TPP threatens fair use
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/08/new-leaked-tpp-puts-fair-use-risk
From chan culture to youtubers, this could make bethesda's paid mods something you'd call "good old times".
>TPP will allow a corporation to sue a state over potential losses caused by its legislation
This won't happen in a court of your own country, this will place an international court above your laws. Consumer rights, from food to your favourite hobby, will be raped mercilessly. Think it's bad now? You haven't seen anything.
>TPP will make it easier to outsource labor in Asia
From governmental contracts to code monkeys trough services, you will be competing with third-world slave labor and buying its products. Should you be able to afford it and have some free time as your working hours get closer to those of Vietnam.
>AHAHAH I will still be pirating stuff anyway
No you won't. TPP can force your ISP to monitor your activity, and fine you or even send you to jail. It will be possible to fine you even just for copying a DVD you own to your hard drive. It's SOPA and all that shit right back from the dead.
>I don't believe you OP, I want to read what it says!
Well too fucking bad, because it isn't just secret, it will remain secret for four years after it's accepted. Talk about transparency. However a small part has been leaked, you can read more here:
https://wikileaks.org/tpp-investment/WikiLeaks-TPP-Investment-Chapter/page-1.html
https://wikileaks.org/tpp-ip2/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPIsjH25GHo
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/article/tpp-trade-deal-will-be-devastating-access-affordable-medicines
https://wikileaks.org/US-Australia-isolated-in-TPP.html
https://wikileaks.org/tppa-environment-chapter.html
https://wikileaks.org/tpp-ip2/attack-on-affordable-cancer-treatments.html
https://wikileaks.org/tpp/healthcare/Analysis-Dr-Deborah-Gleeson/page-1.html
https://wikileaks.org/tpp/healthcare/Analysis-Professor-Jane-Kelsey/page-1.html
https://wikileaks.org/tpp-investment/TPP-Investment-Chapter-Analysis/page-1.html
http://keionline.org/tpp
And some articles:
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/the-trans-pacific-trade-tpp-agreement-must-be-defeated?inline=file
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kill-the-dispute-settlement-language-in-the-trans-pacific-partnership/2015/02/25/ec7705a2-bd1e-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/05/07/only-two-republicans-admit-they-actually-read-secret-obama-trade-deal-both-unsupportive/
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2015/06/22/sessions-tpp-nascent-european-union-tpa-surrender-of-congressional-power/
https://jonrappoport.wordpress.com/2015/05/15/what-law-says-the-text-of-the-tpp-must-remain-secret/
>I'm in EU, who gives a shit!
TTIP is the same shit EU-flavoured and it's going to hurt you.
>What is the TTIP?
TTIP - the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership - is being negotiated between the European Union and the United States. In the case of the EU,the European Commission is at the negotiating table.
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a comprehensive treaty currently being negotiated – in secret – between the European Union and the USA. As officials from both sides acknowledge, the main goal of TTIP is to remove regulatory ‘barriers’ which restrict the potential profits to be made by transnational corporations on both sides of the Atlantic.
Yet these ‘barriers’ are in reality some of our most prized social standards and environmental regulations, such as labour rights, food safety rules, regulations on the use of toxic chemicals, digital privacy laws and even new banking safeguards introduced to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. The stakes, in other words, could not be higher.
This booklet, written by John Hilary, explains what TTIP is and how it will affect the lives of all of us if it comes into force.
http://rosalux-europa.info/news/TTIP/
> What you can do:
Next post I'll be posting the names of the senators that voted for this. Beside bothering them, you can get #TPP trending and start making some noise. Don't go down without a fight.
Get ready, because the final negotiations have begun.
Alaska
Murkowski, Lisa - (R - AK)
Class III
709 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6665
Contact: www.murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact
Sullivan, Daniel - (R - AK)
Class II
702 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3004
Contact: www.sullivan.senate.gov/content/contact-dan
Arkansas
Boozman, John - (R - AR)
Class III
141 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4843
Contact: www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me
Cotton, Tom - (R - AR)
Class II
124 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2353
Contact: www.cotton.senate.gov/content/contact-tom
Arizona
Flake, Jeff - (R - AZ)
Class I
413 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4521
Contact: www.flake.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-jeff
McCain, John - (R - AZ)
Class III
218 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2235
Contact: www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form
California
Feinstein, Dianne - (D - CA)
Class I
331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3841
Contact: www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me
Colorado
Bennet, Michael F. - (D - CO)
Class III
261 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5852
Contact: www.bennet.senate.gov/contact/
Gardner, Cory - (R - CO)
Class II
354 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5941
Contact: www.gardner.senate.gov/content/contact-cory
Delaware
Carper, Thomas R. - (D - DE)
Class I
513 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2441
Contact: carper.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-senator-carper
Coons, Christopher A. - (D - DE)
Class II
127A Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5042
Contact: www.coons.senate.gov/contact/
Florida
Nelson, Bill - (D - FL)
Class I
716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5274
Contact: www.billnelson.senate.gov/contact-bill
Rubio, Marco - (R - FL)
Class III
284 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3041
Contact: www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Georgia
Isakson, Johnny - (R - GA)
Class III
131 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3643
Contact: www.isakson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me
Perdue, David - (R - GA)
Class II
383 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3521
Contact: www.perdue.senate.gov/content/contact-david
Iowa
Ernst, Joni - (R - IA)
Class II
111 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3254
Contact: www.ernst.senate.gov/content/contact-joni
Grassley, Chuck - (R - IA)
Class III
135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3744
Contact: www.grassley.senate.gov/contact
Idaho
Crapo, Mike - (R - ID)
Class III
239 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6142
Contact: www.crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
Risch, James E. - (R - ID)
Class II
483 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2752
Contact: www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email
Illinois
Kirk, Mark - (R - IL)
Class III
524 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2854
Contact: www.kirk.senate.gov/?p=contact
Indiana
Coats, Daniel - (R - IN)
Class III
493 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5623
Contact: www.coats.senate.gov/contact/
Kansas
Moran, Jerry - (R - KS)
Class III
521 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6521
Contact: moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-jerry
Roberts, Pat - (R - KS)
Class II
109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4774
Contact: www.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailPat
Kentucky
McConnell, Mitch - (R - KY)
Class II
317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2541
Contact: www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=contact
Louisiana
Cassidy, Bill - (R - LA)
Class II
703 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5824
Contact: www.cassidy.senate.gov/content/contact-bill
Vitter, David - (R - LA)
Class III
516 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4623
Contact: www.vitter.senate.gov/contact
Michigan
Peters, Gary - (D - MI)
Class II
724 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6221
Contact: www.peters.senate.gov/content/contact-gary
Missouri
Blunt, Roy - (R - MO)
Class III
260 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5721
Contact: http://www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form?p=contact-roy
McCaskill, Claire - (D - MO)
Class I
730 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6154
Contact: www.mccaskill.senate.gov/contact
Mississippi
Cochran, Thad - (R - MS)
Class II
113 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5054
Contact: www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me
Wicker, Roger F. - (R - MS)
Class I
555 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6253
Contact: www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Montana
Daines, Steve - (R - MT)
Class II
320 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2651
Contact: www.daines.senate.gov/content/contact-steve
Burr, Richard - (R - NC)
Class III
217 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3154
Contact: http://www.burr.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
North Carolina
Tillis, Thom - (R - NC)
Class II
185 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6342
Contact: www.tillis.senate.gov/content/contact-thom
North Dakota
Heitkamp, Heidi - (D - ND)
Class I
110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2043
Contact: www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Hoeven, John - (R - ND)
Class III
338 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2551
Contact: www.hoeven.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-the-senator
Nebraska
Fischer, Deb - (R - NE)
Class I
454 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6551
Contact: www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Sasse, Ben - (R - NE)
Class II
386A Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4224
Contact: www.sasse.senate.gov/content/contact-ben
New Hampshire
Ayotte, Kelly - (R - NH)
Class III
144 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3324
Contact: www.ayotte.senate.gov/?p=contact
Shaheen, Jeanne - (D - NH)
Class II
506 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2841
Contact: www.shaheen.senate.gov/contact/
New Jersey
Menendez, Robert - (D - NJ)
Class I
528 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4744
Contact: menendez.senate.gov/contact/
Nevada
Heller, Dean - (R - NV)
Class I
324 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6244
Contact: www.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form
Ohio
Portman, Rob - (R - OH)
Class III
448 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3353
Contact: http://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=contact-form
Oklahoma
Inhofe, James M. - (R - OK)
Class II
205 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4721
Contact: http://www.inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Lankford, James - (R - OK)
Class III
316 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5754
Contact: www.lankford.senate.gov/content/contact-james
Oregon
Wyden, Ron - (D - OR)
Class III
221 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5244
Contact: www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/
Pennsylvania
Toomey, Patrick J. - (R - PA)
Class III
248 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4254
Contact: www.toomey.senate.gov/?p=contact
South Carolina
Graham, Lindsey - (R - SC)
Class II
290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5972
Contact: http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.LandingPage
Scott, Tim - (R - SC)
Class III
520 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6121
Contact: www.scott.senate.gov/contact/email-me
South Dakota
Rounds, Mike - (R - SD)
Class II
502 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5842
Contact: www.rounds.senate.gov/content/contact-mike
Thune, John - (R - SD)
Class III
511 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2321
Contact: www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Tennessee
Alexander, Lamar - (R - TN)
Class II
455 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4944
Contact: www.alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email
Corker, Bob - (R - TN)
Class I
425 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3344
Contact: www.corker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/emailme
Texas
Cornyn, John - (R - TX)
Class II
517 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2934
Contact: www.cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm
Utah
Hatch, Orrin G. - (R - UT)
Class I
104 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5251
Contact: www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=Email-Orrin
Lee, Mike - (R - UT)
Class III
361A Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5444
Contact: www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Virginia
Kaine, Tim - (D - VA)
Class I
231 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4024
Contact: www.kaine.senate.gov/contact
Warner, Mark R. - (D - VA)
Class II
475 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2023
Contact: www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact
Washington
Cantwell, Maria - (D - WA)
Class I
511 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
Contact: www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-maria
Murray, Patty - (D - WA)
Class III
154 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2621
Contact: www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme
Wisconsin
Johnson, Ron - (R - WI)
Class III
328 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5323
Contact: www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
West Virginia
Capito, Shelley Moore - (R - WV)
Class II
172 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6472
Contact: www.capito.senate.gov/content/contact-shelley
Wyoming
Barrasso, John - (R - WY)
Class I
307 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6441
Contact: www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form
Enzi, Michael B. - (R - WY)
Class II
379A Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3424
Contact: http://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=e-mail-senator-enzi
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