Internet Freedom Fighters, Against TPP, Turn Spotlight on Key Lawmaker --FlyBlimp to Flag Wyden!

[KoKo]

Internet Freedom Fighters, Against TPP, Turn Spotlight on Key Lawmaker

'Wyden needs to know that the internet is depending on him, and where he stands on this issue will decide whether he is remembered as a hero or a traitor.'

For years, open internet activists have warned of how global trade pacts like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), negotiated in secret and with the interest of multinational corporations in mind, could restrict online freedom, innovation, and privacy.

"TPP raises significant concerns about citizens’ freedom of expression, due process, innovation, the future of the internet's global infrastructure, and the right of sovereign nations to develop policies and laws that best meet their domestic priorities," the Electronic Frontier Foundation has said. "In sum, the TPP puts at risk some of the most fundamental rights that enable access to knowledge for the world’s citizens."

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On Friday and Saturday, shining a spotlight on how so-called "free trade" deals could affect "the future of the internet"—and putting pressure on a key Democrat in the debate over the TPP—activists flew a 30-foot blimp over Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden's town hall meetings, declaring: "Ron Wyden: It’s up to you. Don’t betray us! Save the Internet. No Fast Track for the TPP."

Wyden is an obvious target for those who oppose the TPP and the Fast Track authority necessary to get the sweeping 12-nation agreement passed with limited congressional input.

As ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, where the Senate bill will be introduced, Wyden has a significant amount of influence over the outcome of Fast Track.

"The reason why we're making a lot of noise is because he holds an incredible amount of leverage about the TPP," the EFF's Maira Sutton told The Oregonian.

In addition, Wyden has been a champion of the open internet in Congress, earning praise from groups like EFF and the Boston-based Fight for the Future, which organized Friday and Saturday's actions in Oregon. Such organizations have claimed that Fast Track authority could be used to ram through deals that "carry provisions threatening internet freedom and the digital rights of users without full Congressional input."

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/03/14/internet-freedom-fighters-against-tpp-turn-spotlight-key-lawmaker

[misterhighwasted]

1. Right On Brothers!!

[cascadiance]

2. He is working against stated Oregon Democratic Party resolutions when he does what he is doing now..

He needs to reminded that his own party EXPLICITLY told him not to do this back in 2013...

From:

http://www.dpo.org/party/business/resolutions/2013-060

Resolution 2013-060: Transparency in Negotiation of United States Trade Agreements
Sponsored by: Jerry Greenfield, delegate from Clackamas County to the Democratic Party of Oregon Central Committee.
Approved: 08/04/2013

A RESOLUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGON

IN SUPPORT OF TRANSPARENCY IN NEGOTIATION OF UNITED STATES TRADE AGREEMENTS

...

NOW, THEREFORE, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Our Senators should insist that the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership be made public and subject to full discussion and modification by the Senate before this treaty is voted on by Congress.

Section 2. Our Senators should oppose reinstatement or exercise of Fast Track Authority by the president that circumvents the ability of the Senate to carefully consider the TPP and any future free trade agreements.

Section 3. Our Senators should oppose any international trade agreement that would undermine American manufacturing by encouraging production to move to low-wage countries with weak labor and environmental standards.

Section 4. Our members of the Democratic National Committee should refer this resolution to that body as a matter for consideration by the Democratic Parties of all of the states.

[aspirant]

3. Has anyone sent him this resolution

and received a response?