Wether or not those tough environmental provisions will ultimately be in there is besides the point. The point is that international corporations may appeal to international courts to overthrow legislation written by democratically elected governments. I can’t think of anything less democratic. Oh, and those congress-critters should be weary of this new system for less exalted reasons than protecting democracy: these international courts will directly compete with the services congressmen and Senators can provide for their backers. I mean, when you can appeal to a court to acquire the desired legislative change, funding campaigns becomes far less urgent.
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