Act Now : Tell the White House to Ensure Openness in the TPP's IP Chapter

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Dear President Obama, 

The process by which the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is being negotiated suffers from a democracy deficit that undermines its legitimacy.

This secretive process is not consistent with your administration's commitment to open government and is particularly problematic when chapters of the trade agreement, like the intellectual property chapter, negatively impact domestic policy.

In addition, secretive processes, such as the one used in TPP, are too often used to pressure other countries to adopt more stringent and unbalanced IP protections and enforcement. There is no justification for such secrecy. To make matters worse, industry has a seat at the table while the public is excluded.

This secrecy is not only unjustifiable, but unacceptable. Please ensure more openness, transparency, and inclusion of the public interest in the TPP negotiations. 

Signed,

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Dear President Obama, 

The process by which the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is being negotiated suffers from a democracy deficit that undermines its legitimacy.

This secretive process is not consistent with your administration's commitment to open government and is particularly problematic when chapters of the trade agreement, like the intellectual property chapter, negatively impact domestic policy.

In addition, secretive processes, such as the one used in TPP, are too often used to pressure other countries to adopt more stringent and unbalanced IP protections and enforcement. There is no justification for such secrecy. To make matters worse, industry has a seat at the table while the public is excluded.

This secrecy is not only unjustifiable, but unacceptable. Please ensure more openness, transparency, and inclusion of the public interest in the TPP negotiations. 

Signed,

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Dear President Obama, 

The process by which the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is being negotiated suffers from a democracy deficit that undermines its legitimacy.

This secretive process is not consistent with your administration's commitment to open government and is particularly problematic when chapters of the trade agreement, like the intellectual property chapter, negatively impact domestic policy.

In addition, secretive processes, such as the one used in TPP, are too often used to pressure other countries to adopt more stringent and unbalanced IP protections and enforcement. There is no justification for such secrecy. To make matters worse, industry has a seat at the table while the public is excluded.

This secrecy is not only unjustifiable, but unacceptable. Please ensure more openness, transparency, and inclusion of the public interest in the TPP negotiations. 

Signed,

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Dear President Obama, 

The process by which the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is being negotiated suffers from a democracy deficit that undermines its legitimacy.

This secretive process is not consistent with your administration's commitment to open government and is particularly problematic when chapters of the trade agreement, like the intellectual property chapter, negatively impact domestic policy.

In addition, secretive processes, such as the one used in TPP, are too often used to pressure other countries to adopt more stringent and unbalanced IP protections and enforcement. There is no justification for such secrecy. To make matters worse, industry has a seat at the table while the public is excluded.

This secrecy is not only unjustifiable, but unacceptable. Please ensure more openness, transparency, and inclusion of the public interest in the TPP negotiations. 

Signed,

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