Since none of the other posters have mentioned this, I would like to point out that before the latest version of the TPA, congress had the power to amend treaties, whereas now, post TPA, they do not. So a treaty is either passed or not, with no modifications, which I think is an undermining of our constitutional representative democracy.<p>Another thing to keep in mind is that an easy way around the treaty clause is to just pretend something isn&#x27;t a treaty, which I have been told is how they intend to treat the TPP.<p>To me this is one of the most blatant power grabs of the supranational oligarchy, but I have heard a certain argument that I think is worth repeating, and it goes something like this: &quot;Yes, the TPP enables an international and unaccountable tribunal to make decisions that could adversely affect participants, including the USA, but the reality is that we intend to have such power in the tribunal that it will just be another tool in our arsenal of <i>national interests</i>, and we won&#x27;t allow adverse things against our own.&quot; I think the failure of logic in that argument is pretty apparent. All the TPP does is increase and centralize power to unaccountable entities while undermining the rule of law and our constitutional representative democracy. (and I&#x27;m sure it undermines other countries in similar fashion.)<p>Once again, the real issue is that our own governments are being used against us in class warfare, and the rich are winning.<p>Also I didn&#x27;t realize the implications regarding DMCA, which I think was horrible legislation that should be repealed.