[CDHart]

Why are senators getting involved in football?

Carolyn

[misterrob]

Because they like to grandstand and he likes the Eagles.

[Hatteras]

Senators got involved many moons ago when the NFL came to them asking for favors.

[mrmargaritaville]

I too wondered the same thing, and were upset about them “wasting” their time (and our money) on such things-then I realized that every day they spend on this and steroid investigaions is one less day they have to
1) raise my taxes
2) take away my freedon.

So I wish they would investigate Spygate 24/7/365

[Lurker]

saying Leahy is "prepared to have the committee pay for people who travel and investigate."

This idiot should be impeached for this statement.

Why are senators getting involved in football?

Because like baseball they have a Federal Anti-Trust expemtion.

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[fightinJAG]

Because the NFL got an exemption from federal anti-trust laws in exchange for government oversight.

[swain_forkbeard]

Because they can.

[G L Tirebiter]

Is this what the Republican minority in the Senate fritters it time and attention addressing? It comes across as weird uncle crankiness.

What’s next? Hearings on NCAA Men’s B’ball tourney bubble teams? Why did 6 SEC teams make it and only 5 from the ACC?

Add this to the bizarre Grassley inquisition into mega-preacher finance as another example of Republican irrelevance.

[VOR78]

Because its a multi-billion per year industry. Just because it is in the context of a professional sport does not make it any less of a business.

If Specter believes there’s a league-wide coverup going on, one could argue that he’s just protecting his constituents by investigating this matter.