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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

Why is baseball the Congress' business? Let them cheat and pay the price in decreased ticket sales.


4 posted on 03/29/2006 6:00:29 PM PST by pabianice
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To: pabianice

"Former" Senator Mitchell. Maybe baseball is taking care of baseball.

Selig should have done this a while ago.


8 posted on 03/29/2006 6:03:29 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights (GOP, The Other France)
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Why is baseball the Congress' business?

Because Baseball has a special Congressional anti-trust exemption due to being the National Pastime.

-PJ

9 posted on 03/29/2006 6:03:57 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (It's still not safe to vote Democrat.)
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To: pabianice
Why is baseball the Congress' business?

Because baseball wanted to have its precious anti-trust exemption (something no other league has).

If baseball hadn't invited the wolves, they would be fine.

They may fit congress's constitutional scope (inter-state commerce) but so does hockey, football and basketball, but you won't see congress getting involved with them because they didn't invites congress in.

10 posted on 03/29/2006 6:04:22 PM PST by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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Why is baseball the Congress' business?

Baseball has an anti-trust exemption from Congress. Therefore, Congress are allowed to stick their noses in the sport.

17 posted on 03/29/2006 6:23:38 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (None genuine without my signature)
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Why is baseball the Congress' business?

That little thing called the "anti-trust exemption."

20 posted on 03/29/2006 6:24:38 PM PST by dfwgator
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