Congressman Alan Grayson, that is. Here's the recruiting poster....
MAKE THEM LISTEN
The Enemy is Corporations who want to sue National Governments "based on the premise that consumer protection, environmental safeguards and labor laws are barriers to trade".
In plain language, if we citizens of a democracy pass a law to protect ourselves from the madness of Big Business, poisoning our air, water and food, stealing our wages or our pensions, they want to take our elected representatives to court for threatening their profits.
Madness! But it's real!
Tomorrow the House Ways and Means Committee, the committee with jurisdiction over trade, will hold a hearing on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which proposes to allow such insane international lawsuits to go on.
As Grayson says, "Similar trade agreements have allowed the World Trade Organization to strike down country-of-origin meat labels, dolphin-safe tuna labels and limits on candy-flavored cigarettes marketed to kids."
Alan is asking for 10,000 of us to arm him with our signatures to present to the the Committee, to oppose this measure.
You can add your voice - and comments, if you like, here.
I thought you might enjoy some of the comments he's already received from our fellow citizens:
As Thomas Jefferson put it, "I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country." - Paul from Sharon, MA
Corporations are running this world already. They need to be severed at the knees. This is Fascism, plain and simple. - Ralph from Blackduck, Minnesota
SERIOUSLY? YOU MUST BE COMPLETELY CRAZY TO CONSIDER ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO SUE GOVERNMENTS! CRAZY OR EVIL. - Georgia from Novato, CA
I am opposed to this misnamed trade agreement in its entirety. It should more properly be called a cowardly corporate surrender document. - Jim from Ballston Spa, NY
American citizens can afford no further capitulation to greed-driven economics and legislation. It is time for those who have always bought their solutions to finally learn the word "No" lest we slip further into ownership by corporate powers and cease to be a nation of the people for the people. - Christina from Maplewood, MN
I am dead set against this agreement and the Trans Pacific agreement as well. What the hell are you guys smoking, anyway? - Bryan from West Linn, OR
I smell NAFTA (NO AMERICAN FACTORIES TAKING APPLICATIONS) and GATT (GANGSTERS AGREEMENT ON TRADE AND TARIFFS). - Mike from Seattle, WA
This is unconscionable! Why are we even considering this? Oh, I forgot...corporations are now more important than people. NOT!!! - Dee from Madison, WI
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