15.06.2012 - 13:36 [ Demand Progress ]

Obama Trade Agreement Would Let Corporations Overrule Democracy!

The only reason we know any details of TPP is because of a series of leaks by people and organizations who are furious about the deal‘s content and the secrecy surrounding it. New details were leaked and posted by Public Citizen yesterday. According to the Huffington Post,

„Foreign corporations operating within the U.S. would be permitted to appeal key American legal or regulatory rulings to an international tribunal. That international tribunal would be granted the power to overrule American law and impose trade sanctions on the United States for failing to abide by its rulings.“