Investor – State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) – based agreements create a critical and ongoing problem for US Federalism. The Tenth Amendment of the US Constitution says: The powers not delegated […]
Existing and proposed trade agreements with Investor – State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions fail to support and defend the Constitution, and even subvert it. Here is a partial list of likely […]
The oath of office for Congress says: “I . . . solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, […]
Well, after years of negotiation, secrecy, and, more recently, struggle in Congress to pass the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) “fast-track” bill, followed by another year or more of negotiations to […]
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is now dead in the lame duck, and with Donald Trump’s victory, most probably for good. But, there are remaining issues arising from the Investor-State Dispute […]