Posted on 06/07/2018 7:27:57 AM PDT by C19fan
Actually, it would be kind of funny if Trump’s testimony caused the NFL to lose bigly. They’ve been sticking it to Trump since the USFL days. I’d love to see the NFL lose a billion dollars, even to that knucklehead.
It sure does! And yes, their exception should be revoked, but I think congress would have to do it.
Revoke the NFL's Antitrust Exemption
By Larry Klayman Monday, 25 September 2017 12:01 PMEver wonder why the price of NFL football game individual and season tickets are so prohibitively expensive, as well as the high price of official NFL gear sold on the internet or in sporting goods stores? Ever wonder why the NFL has gotten away with not disclosing the dangers inherent in the sport, and has colluded among team owners to to hide this from the players and the public — despite their having access to top notch sports physicians on their staff? I can go on and on.
Indeed, were the NFL not subject to an antitrust exemption granted to it by our compromised Congress, thanks to the sport’s lobbyists having spread “beaucoup” money all over Capitol Hill, the club of uber rich owners who make their own rules with impunity could be charged under RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, for price fixing, market division and other illegal anti-competitive acts. As a former Justice Department Antitrust Division prosecutor who was on the trial team that broke up AT&T during the Reagan administration for price fixing and market division, take it from me!
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Revoking the NFL’s antitrust exemption would deal it a crushing blow
September 29, 2017 | Luis MiguelThe left claims to be the side of the working class–against the abuses of the monopolists and “greedy” corporations. But in reality, liberals rely heavily on monopolies to advance their cultural agenda.
Look no further than Silicon Valley, where tech monoliths like Google, Twitter, and Facebook reign unchallenged in their respective fields, routinely using their power to ban, de-monetize, and censor conservative voices.
But there’s one monopoly that absolutely demands attention. One that blatantly violates federal anti-trust laws, but gets away with it by suckering politicians from both parties. A monopoly that serves as the perfect propaganda tool–luring in blue-collar Americans with the guise of a national pastime, only to discreetly inject liberal talking points into the coverage of every game.
That’s right. It’s about the NFL.
The NFL become a cesspool of snobby, anti-American football players who complain about “systemic” oppression while raking in more money than more regular folks will ever see in a lifetime.
Has anyone checked the actual rule about the anthem? NFL’s game operations manual is very specific
A once-enjoyable way of passing an afternoon turned into a highly politicized showcase of left-wing values (sadly, the same fate that has befallen other forms of entertainment, like music and movies).
Left out of the NFL discussion is that the league is only able to exert the influence it does because Congress continues to exempt it from antitrust laws that have broken up much smaller monopolies.
The NFL does what all monopolies do. It fixes prices, divides territories, and vehemently works to destroy competition.
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Kaepernik is an idiot. He can’t get hired BECAUSE he disrupts team unity. It’s that simple. He makes players, coaches and fans concentrate on something OTHER than football.
“Colin - While wearing the “black panther” shirt, please explain to Marin Superior Court Judge Harold Haley’s surviving relatives all the good that group does.”
Meet the [35] Police Officers Murdered by the Black Panthers [and BP offshoot Black Liberation Army]
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3661221/posts?page=6#6
This is the worst mistake Kaepernick’s lawyers could possibly make propaganda-wise. I am not going to explain why to them.
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