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Corey Stewart calls for ending NFL’s anti-trust exemption
The Washington Times ^ | September 26, 2017 | Seth McLaughlin

Posted on 10/01/2017 2:58:07 PM PDT by T Ruth

Virginia Senatorial candidate Corey Stewart wants to strip the National Football League of its lucrative anti-trust exemption over its response to players taking a knee during the National Anthem.

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Granted by Congress, the limited anti-trust exemption gives the NFL broad power to negotiate massive television deals as a single entity on behalf of all the teams.

Mr. Stewart is hoping to unseat Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat, in the midterm elections, but first must wrap up the GOP nomination.

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“When these players take a knee during the National Anthem, they aren’t just disrespecting a flag or a song, they’re disrespecting every American patriot – and every American who has worn the uniform and died to keep us free,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: coreystewart; gillespie; nfl; stewart; va2018; virginia
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To: vette6387

Separation of Sport and State.


21 posted on 10/01/2017 3:57:43 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Alberta's Child

None taken but that’s not what I’m saying.

With how crazy the NFL is acting with trying deceive and lie to the American people, about what is going on and if they are complicit in pushing the BLM lies to help undermine our current President, that’s not partisonship, it’s traitorous.

With more lies and BS coming from the NFL, I’m more and more convinced they have something to hide and are complicit in this.

CGato


22 posted on 10/01/2017 3:59:03 PM PDT by Conservative Gato (There are NOW 4 kind of LIES; Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and the Media.)
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To: Alberta's Child
f the NFL shouldn't have an anti-trust exemption, then it shouldn't take Colin Kaepernick kneeling down on the job to make it so.

The exemption was given based on a number of things, including in large part that the NFL was never a political animal and it brought the USA together for the better. So again, I disagree.

23 posted on 10/01/2017 4:00:46 PM PDT by rb22982
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To: dfwgator

>> Separation of Sport and State.

Good one.


24 posted on 10/01/2017 4:02:19 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: dfwgator

“Separation of Sport and State.”

Yes, while they are removing Christian crosses from County Logos, they can also remove the crossed jock straps!


25 posted on 10/01/2017 4:02:37 PM PDT by vette6387 (LOCK HER UP! COMEY TOO.)
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To: T Ruth

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This idea has been posed before, and its time is long overdue.
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26 posted on 10/01/2017 4:04:14 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: dfwgator

>>Separation of Sport and State.
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So true. Taxpayer-built stadiums, tax-exempt status, etc. is unconstitutional.


27 posted on 10/01/2017 4:09:06 PM PDT by Kalamata (Inside Every Liberal is a Totalitarian Screaming to Get Out - D. Horowitz)
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To: T Ruth
Most Americans don't even know what be is talking about.
There are just too many Americans that are as dumb as dog 💩.
Making a political issue out of it may at least educate some.
28 posted on 10/01/2017 4:10:30 PM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: rb22982
The exemption was given based on a number of things, including in large part that the NFL was never a political animal and it brought the USA together for the better.

Please cite any evidence you have to support this.

The anti-trust exemptions extended to sports leagues are based on a fundamental understanding of the unique business environment in which these leagues operate -- where the teams are supposed to compete on the field but cannot be expected to engage in competitive business practices with each other like any other industry. It defeats the whole purpose of having a sports league if all of the teams except three or four of them end up going out of business.

This is why U.S. law allows these sports leagues to engage in practices that would be outlawed in any other industry -- like player drafts and salary caps.

Even the thought of a draft would be absurd in any other industry. Can you imagine a top lawyer graduating from Harvard law school and being told: "Sorry, dude. I know you wanted to join that top law firm in New York City, but the Los Angeles prosecutor's office had the first pick in the draft so you have to go work for them." LOL.

29 posted on 10/01/2017 4:15:40 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: Conservative Gato

I think a better anti-trust case could be made against the TV networks and cable/satellite companies. There’s no reason why anyone who doesn’t want to watch the NFL (or any sports, for that matter) should be forced to pay $7-$9 per month for ESPN’s subscriber fees as part of his cable package.


30 posted on 10/01/2017 4:18:14 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: Alberta's Child
Please cite any evidence you have to support this.

Can you name any industry that hasn't been given an exemption that hasn't been insanely regulated except sports? Democrats and Republicans, and normal people, supported an exemption for years due to the fact it wasn't offensive to anyone and people liked their team/super bowl/nba final/whatever. But many sports leagues globally operate without a monopoly, including soccer in the US so to say it can't or shouldn't is ridiculous.

31 posted on 10/01/2017 4:18:50 PM PDT by rb22982
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To: T Ruth

Anheuser Bush comment number 800 342 5283 NFL comment line 212 450 2225
White House comment line 202 456 1111 all work I’ve called


32 posted on 10/01/2017 4:22:17 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Conservative Gato
P.S. -- Regarding my last post ...

The NFL is trying to undermine President Trump because he has stated any number of times over the last couple of years that his administration would be looking closely at the anti-trust implications of these cable subscriber fees and bundled cable packages. They're going to lose their captive "audience" (i.e., people who have to pay for ESPN as part of a bundled cable package even if they don't want it), and they know it.

33 posted on 10/01/2017 4:23:36 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: rb22982
But many sports leagues globally operate without a monopoly, including soccer in the US so to say it can't or shouldn't is ridiculous.

Those soccer leagues absolutely operate with a monopoly in individual countries. They even have limits on the number of foreign-born players they can have on their rosters -- which is something you'd never see here in the U.S.

Some sports (like soccer) are more complicated than others because they operate in multiple leagues around the world and are subject to the laws of different countries. In cases like that, the individual leagues end up signing agreements with each other so their player contracts are recognized in every league and the players can't just move from one team to another in the middle of a season.

34 posted on 10/01/2017 4:31:56 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: Alberta's Child

The US has multiple professional soccer leagues going on currently right now that aren’t affiliated with one another. Most of the other sports had the same thing. The only thing that happened post merger was ticket prices went up, parking went up and cable costs skyrocketed (ie the anti-trust should have held, all things being equal - but they weren’t b/c they weren’t political animals at all).


35 posted on 10/01/2017 4:34:57 PM PDT by rb22982
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To: Alberta's Child

Best time to do it. Needed to do it the first time any of the sports leagues got political..the whole reason for getting the exemption was so they would not, and so the richest owners could not buy championships.


36 posted on 10/01/2017 4:38:42 PM PDT by richardtavor
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To: T Ruth
Somebody needs to point out the NFL's hypocrisy on the question of "free speech." The league's written policy is to fine and/or suspend players who criticize NFL officials:

The NFL policy manual, distributed annually around the league, states: "Please note that public criticism by players or club employees of game officials or officiating is prohibited and is subject to fines and/or suspensions."

Source: ESPN.

37 posted on 10/01/2017 4:40:09 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: rb22982
The U.S. has multiple professional soccer leagues because soccer is a second-tier sport (at best) in this country right now. As time goes on, soccer may become more successful in drawing top-level talent in this country.

The only thing that happened post merger was ticket prices went up, parking went up and cable costs skyrocketed ...

Why did this happen post-merger? For the same reason why the NBA and NHL went through the same consolidation process in the 1970s: television. Before television, teams generated most of their revenues through ticket sales and merchandise sales. When that was the case, it was common to see regional sports leagues to exist all over North America. Television put an end to all that because each team now had the ability to broadcast to a national market. It was inevitable that TV contracts would eventually be governed by sports leagues instead of individual teams, because these leagues couldn't maintain a competitive balance on the field if they had to deal with the dominant teams broadcasting into the smaller regional markets.

38 posted on 10/01/2017 4:43:17 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: Alberta's Child

That is exactly why they should lose the exemption - they are fixing prices and monopolizing. Grocery stores can’t do it, why should they? We don’t need to subsidize industries that make billions, but are not essential to the nation in terms of defense, infrastructure, etc.


39 posted on 10/01/2017 4:44:58 PM PDT by richardtavor
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To: richardtavor

Heh heh, think Trump now is going to the NFL folks and telling them, “Looks like putting the USFL out of business is going to cost you a hell of a lot more than just $3 now.”


40 posted on 10/01/2017 4:46:29 PM PDT by dfwgator
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