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Appeals court: QB Tom Brady must serve 'Deflategate' penalty
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| Apr 25, 5:03 PM EDT
| LARRY NEUMEISTER
Posted on 04/25/2016 4:00:58 PM PDT by gorush
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I love the Constitution. I can't, for the life of me, find a clause that might allow the feds to control this.
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posted on
04/25/2016 4:00:58 PM PDT
by
gorush
To: gorush
you mean these are REAL judges, not people that work for the NFL>
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posted on
04/25/2016 4:01:51 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: gorush
Ha ha. Goodell must be angry. He was trying to appease the other owners while serving his boss Kraft, and he thought it went perfectly. I suspect Goodell will still find a way to get our of benching Brady.
To: gorush
Great let’s take ball deflation to the Supreme Court.
They’re a bunch of political hacks, anyway.
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posted on
04/25/2016 4:05:55 PM PDT
by
xzins
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To: gorush
Ya, how did Tom Brady ever bring a suit in Federal Court? I mean, what business is it of the government to settle contract disputes?
To: gorush
Appeals court? Why are we still talking about this? It’s invading my “safe space”. Someone make it go away!
To: xzins
Dumbest.
Non scandal scandal.
Ever.
If Goodell doesn't step in and stop, Brady is going to sue the pants off of Goodell and the NFL.
Sports writers are going to go after Brady more for his Trump hat than the stupid ball thing......
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posted on
04/25/2016 4:22:48 PM PDT
by
Lakeshark
(One time Cruz supporter who now prefers Trump. Yes, there are good reasons.)
To: gorush
So any labor agreement is the provenance of the states?
To: gorush
That’s swell. Too bada federal court has ruled. Your point is moot
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posted on
04/25/2016 4:39:22 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: gorush
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posted on
04/25/2016 4:48:09 PM PDT
by
taxcontrol
( The GOPe treats the conservative base like slaves by taking their votes and refuses to pay)
To: taxcontrol
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posted on
04/25/2016 4:49:47 PM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: taxcontrol
As an originalist, I believe that there are no back doors to enhanced federal powers.
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posted on
04/25/2016 4:51:47 PM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: gorush
Pay back for being friends with Trump.
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posted on
04/25/2016 4:54:00 PM PDT
by
odawg
To: gorush
It’s a labor suit. The Feds are all into that.
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posted on
04/25/2016 4:59:09 PM PDT
by
Vermont Lt
(Ask Bernie supporters two questions: Who is rich. Who decides. In the past, that meant who died.)
To: scrabblehack
In this case I believe the jurisdiction lies with the Federal courts because the NFL Players Association is certified by its members as a national labor union. As a result, any disputes under its collective bargaining agreement with the NFL are governed by Federal labor law.
I'd be curious to hear from any Freeper lawyers out there who know more about this than I do.
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posted on
04/25/2016 5:02:06 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("Sometimes I feel like I've been tied to the whipping post.")
To: gorush
Decision must have left Brady deflated!
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posted on
04/25/2016 5:22:32 PM PDT
by
RetiredTexasVet
(Bible prophesy comes true ... Hillary Benghazi Clinton is the "Whore of Babylon")
To: gorush
The NFL is a commercial entity that conducts interstate commerce. The Constitution specifically enumerates Congress with the authority to regulate commerce between the states.
(Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power “To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.”
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posted on
04/25/2016 5:28:19 PM PDT
by
taxcontrol
( The GOPe treats the conservative base like slaves by taking their votes and refuses to pay)
To: gorush
Brady and the Patriots are cheaters — everybody knows it. Now Tom’s dream of winning a 5th Super Bowl ring just went down the toilet.
He’s a talented QB — no doubt — but he’ll always be remembered as a cheater.
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posted on
04/25/2016 5:34:57 PM PDT
by
Jack023
To: gorush
Who could give a flying rats ass? Grown men, playing children’s games. The real perps in this are the head refs, who squeeze the ball to spot it before every snap and could have reported an under-inflated ball. Ever wonder about that? Goodell is a 25 mil per/year lackey trying to keep the scam afloat.
To: Lakeshark
It’s really hard to believe our court system is getting used for this.
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posted on
04/25/2016 5:58:21 PM PDT
by
xzins
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