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 arent just disrespecting a flag or a song, theyre disrespecting every American patriot and every American who has worn the uniform and died to keep us free, he said.
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Should be done
Irks my ass that i am having to pay a penny for this ungreatful league and its overpaid employees
Hey child,
Why the HELL am i having to donate a penny for this or ANY private entertainment industry?
Be it your local philharmonic or sports league?
Interestingly, I whole heartedly agree with your first 2 sentences.
That said, your second paragraph has a few holes in it.
The Colonists who stood up to the British at the Concord Bridge and died for their trouble probably couldn’t spell the word “law”. But, they knew “right” from “wrong” and they knew what they wanted and what they did not want. And, they clearly were attempting to “dictate legal decisions”.
I think T Ruth doesn’t have to prove his IQ to have an opinion that, all things considered, balances out yours and mine.
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