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TPP Victory: Over 40,000 Phone Calls & 600,000 Emails To Congress
The social-media-fueled campaign has been embraced by more than 120 organizations and coincided with more than 50 rallies and teach-ins across the U.S., Canada and Mexico last week alone. Nearly 600,000 people have signed petitions or sent emails to lawmakers, and members of Congress have already received more than 40,000 phone calls from constituents who oppose Fast Track. A simultaneous social media push known as a Thunderclap reached 5.4 million users and received support from actor Mark Ruffalo, author Cory Doctorow, and tech celebrity Tim O’Reilly.
The massive mobilization from Fast Track opponents has clearly made an impact in Washington, with Senate Majority leader Harry Reid coming out in opposition to Fast Track and the number two ranking Democrat in the House, Rep. Steny Hoyer saying he is “not optimistic” about passage of a trade bill this year and noted there was bipartisan opposition in the House of Representatives. Organizers caution that the fight is not over and plan a public petition delivery in the coming weeks to increase pressure on Congress to oppose the Fast Track bill.
I was part of this! I joined a twitterstorm on the 29th I believe it was and tweeted about a dozen times from a pre-made anti-TPP package that was put together by anonymous I think. It was cool and for now at least, it was victorious.
