[Occupymendocino] Another bad treaty to oppose.

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Join our army against the free trade sellout. Cosign this statement that
Congressman Grayson will be submitting to the House Committee responsible
for trade questions.

We object to the inclusion of an “investor-state” provision in the proposed
trade deal with the European Union. This provision would allow investors to
sue based on the premise that consumer protection, environmental safeguards
and labor laws are barriers to trade, and thus, can be struck down by
international tribunals.

Investor-state provisions undermine sovereignty without significantly
increasing trade. These kinds of provisions have been used to undermine
country-of-origin meat labels, dolphin-safe tuna labeling requirements,
regulation of hydraulic fracking, and restrictions on the sale of
candy-flavored cigarettes to children. These are not fundamentally
questions of trade; why are they governed by so-called “trade agreements”?

Of the $13.1 billion in the 16 pending claims under trade deals with
“investor-state” provisions, all relate to environmental, energy, land use,
public health and transportation policies – not traditional trade issues.
In one of them, an American company is trying to sue the Canadian
government for more than $250 million over Quebec's decision to halt
hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” These policies are questions of public
will and national sovereignty, and should not be decided by private foreign
courts.

Please also note that the bipartisan National Conference of State
Legislatures (the national association of U.S. state parliamentary bodies)
has strongly opposed this system because of its negative impact on
federalism. States whose laws are challenged improperly have no standing in
the case and must rely on the federal government to defend state policies,
which the federal government may or may not support.

We strongly urge you to exclude any investor-state dispute settlement
provisions in the upcoming U.S.-E.U. trade pact, and any other future trade
agreements.
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