One of the questions that a friend asked me the other day was interesting "Why is the TPP a secret, can’t we file FOIA requests? I did not have an answer.
So questions:
Under what laws, rules, or schemes do they say it is secret?
What is the punishment for someone who reveals the documents?
What is the punishment for someone who prints them?
Was the WikiLeaker who revealed this part of the the TPP found or punished? By whom? What was the punishment? Under whose law were they punished?
Is the reason it is secret to the public the same as to the reason it is secret to the Representatives?
Does the Public have a right to know? What do the negotiators tell the press when they ask to see it?
Is this because Obama wants this kept secret? Is this part of the Imperial Presidency? Or do all Presidents do this?
Is the rule only people in the Executive branch can know? Why not our representatives?
If the reason the terms are secret is so America can get a better deal, what would prevent some other country from leaking and vis versa, or are all the big companies representing countries really happy it’s all a secret and they don’t want the public or politicians to know because it could mess up their deal.
If you can’t get FOIA requests and we don’t want to wait for another leak, what sets can people or groups take to force this information out into the public? Come on’ people think creatively. Help a Vulcan out.
