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5. The TPP further undermines the sovereignty of the United States by committing the

country to be bound by the decisions of an international Trade Tribunal, a parallel court

system to that operates outside our traditional courts. Decisions of these Trade Tribunals

are final, with no appeal in the traditional court system. The judges in the Trade

Tribunals will often include corporate lawyers, on leave from their job at their

corporation, making rulings and then returning to their corporate jobs without any

conflict of interest provisions to limit their role. The TPP allows corporations to sue in

Trade Tribunals for expected lost profits. In other words if a law is passed to protect the

environment, consumers, workers or anything else in the public interest, foreign

corporations can sue the US or local governments for the profits it expected before that

law was passed. This makes Trade Tribunals a trump card that allows foreign

corporations to override legislative decisions.

6. Why the secrecy? The media asked former US Trade Representative Ron Kirk that

question. He said the reason the TPP is so secret was because if the people knew what

was in it, it would be so unpopular that it could not become law. Kirk left as US Trade

Representative in January, 2013 in part he said “to make money.” He is now senior

counsel at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher where he represents trans-national

corporations. He has been replaced by former Citigroup executive, Michael Froman.

Congress members must understand why the TPP would be so unpopular with their

constituents because they will be held responsible for its negative impacts.

For all of these reasons I am requesting that you vote against giving President Obama Fast Track

trade authority and insist that Congress fulfills its constitutional mandate as the branch of

government responsible for writing the laws and setting trade policy.

Sincerely,

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