An Open Letter to Senator Bernie Sanders from Supporters on the Ground:

First, thank you Senator Sanders for entering this highly challenging political contest and taking up the mantel to lead our nation in a new direction. We stand firmly with you in achieving this goal. Our dedication and commitment to your election to the Presidency, and standing with you to achieve the larger goal of taking our government back from big monied interests is unwavering.

We are taking your call to create a People's revolution to heart. As such, we believe it is imperative that we communicate to the leadership of the movement, ideas and actions that will result in our success. In that spirit, we submit to you the following statement:

Last week, the text of the Transpacific Partnership was finally released to the public. After over five years of secret negotiations, the release of the text of the treaty was greeted with near total media silence. Of course, this is not new. During the period that Obama was soliciting Congress for votes on Fast Track authority of the TPP, there was a near total media black out on the coverage of the TPP through corporately owned media outlets. The one commentator who worked to educate the American public about the grave concerns surrounding the treaty was removed from the air. (Ed Schultz on MSNBC). Due to this media blackout, the large majority of American people are not informed about the facts surrounding the Transpacific Partnership, how it was written, who created it, and the severe harm it will cause not only to the the US citizenry but people around the globe. We can not allow this to stand. The devastating consequences of its passage are too dire to ignore. We truly believe that the Transpacific Partnership is the largest bi-partisan betrayal of the American People in modern political history.

We know that you have come out very strongly against the TPP from the very beginning and we thank you for your stated commitment to do everything in your power as a US Senator to stop passage of the TPP. Unfortunately, we fear that your political ability to stop the TPP as a Senator is limited, and it is only through your position as a leading Democratic Presidential candidate that you will be able to drive enough popular opposition to the Treaty to stop its passage. Fortunately, we believe if we join together to explain to the American people the full story of how the TPP was created and how it will deeply impact their lives; we will not only succeed in preventing the TPP from becoming law, we will succeed in achieving the election of a President who will truly govern for the best interests of the People. In order for us to succeed, we believe it is imperative that the American people understand the following facts surrounding the TPP and that you, Bernie Sanders, leads the charge in educating the American People about the following difficult truth:

The TPP has been sold as a Trade agreement however only five of its twenty nine sections deal with trade. It is imperative for the American people to understand that this is not so much a trade agreement but a multi-national corporate global power grab.

The Transpacific Partnership faces near univeral opposition from environmental groups, internet freedom advocacy organizations, labor unions, and human rights & civil liberty protection groups and it is opposed by the majority of the American People.

The TPP threatens American jobs, drives down US worker wages, threatens safe working conditions both here and abroad, threatens environmental protections, and gives multi-national corporations the power to sue American tax payers for implementing policy and laws that threaten their future profits. In other words, if the American people develop a law that protects themselves from a toxic product or practice and that law impedes Corporate ability to make FUTURE profit, we could be ordered to pay foreign corporations millions (potentially billions of dollars) for future losses. Additionally, these cases will not be heard in US courts but rather international tribunals appointed by the corporate entities for which they serve. The title of the provision that allows this practice is 'the Investor State Dispute Clause'.

The TPP was secretly written by over 500 corporate representatives in conjuction with the United States Trade Representative Office and Hillary Clinton's State department in a period dating back to 2009. Despite Secretary Clinton's denials about having any involvement in the creation of the treaty, she stated in a 2011 in a Congressional hearing to lawmakers that: "with respect to the TPP, although the State Department does not have the lead on this -- it is the United States Trade Representative -- we work closely with the USTR." Additionally, State Department cables reviewed by International Business Times show that her agency -- including her top aides -- were deeply involved in the diplomatic deliberations over the trade deal. The cables from 2009 and 2010, which were among a trove of documents disclosed by the website WikiLeaks, also show that the Clinton-run State Department advised the U.S. Trade Representative’s office on how to negotiate the deal with foreign government officials.

Hillary Clinton was deeply involved in the creation and international sale of the TPP. This is her record. We do not believe that discussing relevant points about the honest facts and documented record of a politician seeking the highest political office in the land equate to negative campaigning. We fervently believe that for American voters to practice effective citizen oversight over our elected officials, it is our responsibility to review and discuss the the facts of all the candidate's records. We believe it is important for the Sander's campaign to explain to the American people the reality of Hillary Clinton's record on the TPP because she had a direct role in its creation through her State Department and international marketing. We believe it is important for the American people to understand that top donors to Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign and the Clinton foundation are some of the top beneficiaries of the TPP treaty. For example, this treaty gives backdoor deregulation to Wall Street and includes language that will empower the Big pharmaceutical companies to further price gouge consumers and increase their profits. Hillary Clinton is a top recipient of Wall St dononations with her top donors being large banks and she has been the largest recipient of donations from pharmaceutical companies. She has received more donations from drug companies then any other Presidential candidate, Republican or Democrat. We believe it is imperative that the Sander's campaign not only talks about the importance about getting big money out of our political campaigns, we believe we must further explain to the American people where that money is directed and how it buys influence over the creation of our laws.

Hillary Clinton has now come out with a weak denoucement of the Treaty after her role has been executed, Fast Track Track authority approved to Congress, and the treaty signed in Atlanta stating she opposes 'what she has learned about it'. It is our belief that Clinton's over six year record of involvement in the creation and sale of the Treaty speaks volumes over a last minute repudiation during her Presidential campaign. It will be up to the American people to decide whether they agree with us. However, the voters have a right to this important information and since the media has abdicated its duty to accurately report on the facts of candidate's record this election cycle, it is up to the People to ensure that necessary information is available to the voting public. UPDATE: Hillary Clinton has now come out and flatly stated that she will not utilize her position as one of the Democratic Party leaders to urge lawmakers to oppose the treaty when questioned directly by a reporter.

The TPP equates to a bi-partisan betrayal of the American people by politicians within both the Democratic and Republican parties. Top Republican political leaders stood with President Obama to move this treaty forward. The majority of the current Republican Presidential candidates support the passage of the TPP or have a record of advancing Fast Track through Congress. We believe that we need to move beyond partisan politics to unite with Republicans and conservative independents to hold all elected leaders responsible for the developement and planned implementation of this treaty to full account. We intend to highly encourage all citizens to vote against the future election of ANY candidate who played a role in either implementing or advocating for this Treaty, and that includes any politician on the Left or Right who stands with corporate interests and big money above the People. We believe rewarding candidates who will stand with big money in helping to create or enact the passage of the TPP goes against the People's best interests and perpetuates our own disempowerment. It is our belief that the Bernie Sanders campaign can lead a unifying movement to heal a long standing political divide by encouraging the People to unite for own best interests.

Sen Sanders, we implore you to mobilize the People's movement that you lead to stop the passage of the TPP. You have mobilized a grassroots revolution of citizenry who will proudly work with you to defeat this injustice and we can do it through the existing infrastructure of the People's campaign. The American People do NOT want this treaty to become law.

If you lead the movement to educate the American public about the truth of the TPP and provide the leadership to mobilize mass opposition to its passage, you will not only take the Democratic Party nomination. You will take the Presidency.

And, we, your supporters will stand fiercely at your side, every step of the way.

Peace and Solidarity

The Bernie Sanders Revolution