This was posted earlier, But one big point was missed

[Half-Century Man]

4. If the most relaxed regulation by any signer, on products exported

or could potentially be exported, is the new standard to which all signers of the TPP must accept or be subject to corporate lawsuits to "reclaim" lost theoretical profits.

Than Colt, Bushmaster, Taurus, Sig Sauer, Beretta, will be able to force any country to accept the lowest common denominator in regulations (background checks, mag capacities, semi or full auto) or give a company what it thinks it should have made in profit by burying said country in hand weapons.

The same with tobacco products. Indonesia and the Philippines have little or no age restrictions on cigarettes, do we want to expand that list to include California?

Let us say the Northern Mariana Islands(a Pacific Nation) signs the TPP along with the USA. Saipan has no nuclear industry, therefor no laws regulating a nuclear power plant and it waste. How long before a corporate lawyer argues that the lack of regulations in handling nuclear waste is the standard by treaty.