A trade caucus, in favor for the corporations and against the people, are these traitors that the people voted:
Rep. David Reichhert (R-WA)
Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA)
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WN)
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
Senators Baucus and Hatch have called for a bipartisan renewal of the dreaded Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority that would take away the constitutional power of Congress to approve or reject trade agreements under the Commerce clause. Only to approve by an up-down vote and debate is only limited to 20 hours. However, any new version of the TPA could just do that and make secretive trade agreements (like ACTA) go into force without approval.
What's worse Japan has sold its people out:
Kyodo News reports that Japan calls for stronger (and even more extensive) intellectual property protection on anime series and anime characters. Ken Akamatsu in 2011 warned that the trade agreement would destroy doujinshi. Artist Kazuhiko Hachiya warned that cosplay would also fall under TPP. This would not only harm the manga and American comic industries, but also conventions. DeviantArt would have to remove the fan art category from their site and update copyright policy and Terms of Service.
TPP would create a dress police in Japan and America A innocent child drawing Mickey Mouse or SpongeBob would put an entire family in prison under the trade agreement. Even the intellectual property chapter could include anti-circumvention DRM brain implants, an old April fools joke that may not be April fools anymore.
Let me say this again for those in Japan who learns fluent English need to translate:
Article 4.1 make web browsing a crime of copyright infringement if the language "authorize or" was struck out.
Japanese protesters warned that signing unto the TPP would allow Monsanto's Frankenfood into their country. Environmentalists would not be able to stop the Keystone XL pipeline and the EPA would have more trouble with foreign companies because of the investment clause. Credit unions would be shuttered
Malaysian lawmakers have warned that signing unto the TPP would block or restrict access to affordable medicine including generic medicines that treats HIV/AIDS and also it would allow tobacco companies to sue foreign governmenst under an appointed investment tribunal of 3 corporate judges.
Emi Nakada and Citron178 had launched a music video on Youtube calling everyone to Stop the TPP.
Please write to your Senator and Representative right now to stop the TPP and vote against Fast Track.
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