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”? Please support Alan Grayson and Elizabeth Warren by signing and sharing:
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:27:37 +0000
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