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NFL Warns Texas There Could Be Consequences for 'Bathroom Bill'
weekly standard citing houston chronicle ^ | 2/10/2017 | Chris Deaton

Posted on 02/10/2017 12:59:43 PM PST by Mount Athos

Days after the Super Bowl in Houston, the NFL is warning Texas that legislation requiring individuals to use public bathrooms in accordance with their biological sex could cost the state future opportunities to host the big game.

"If a proposal that is discriminatory or inconsistent with our values were to become law (in Texas), that would certainly be a factor considered when thinking about awarding future events," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in an email response to a Chronicle question about the bill.


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To: Mount Athos; All

It’s time for an NFL owners meeting, with three major items on the agenda:

1) Boot Goodell to the curb and identify possible replacements. (See third item)

2) Dictate that the players’ union cannot prevent the firing or benching of any player who brings shame to the NFL through criminal actions or by disrespecting the league and the USA, without the team having to pay the remainder of a contract.

3) Make it clear to whomever the commissioner, his staff and the union that the owners will not submit to extortion, such as Goodell is trying to do with his threat to withhold Super Bowls from States that don’t cave to permit transgenders use any restroom they want.

The owners of the teams should be in control. Instead, they have been acting like home owners being ruled by an HOA.


61 posted on 02/10/2017 7:14:00 PM PST by octex
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To: Mount Athos

Our children are way more important in Texas than any F**king football game.


62 posted on 02/10/2017 7:31:43 PM PST by Ace the Biker
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Just don’t bond yourselves into long-term debt to give these a$$holes places to play.
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I agree with you about owners who demand that cities fund them a new stadium. ...There are exceptions:

Jerry Jones paid over $1B for Cowboys Stadium (now AT&T stadium).

Arlington furnished streets and other infrastructure. As Cowboy games typically draw 80k-95k attendance, plus the many other events like bull riding, concerts, motorbike racing, etc., throughout the year.

The city has gained many hotels, restaurants and shopping areas, as a result. The city and its taxpayers have had a boom to the city’s economy.


63 posted on 02/10/2017 7:45:31 PM PST by octex
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To: Mount Athos

omg the nfl has gone full pc!


64 posted on 02/10/2017 7:46:16 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: Mount Athos
I'm told Fargo,ND is looking to host a future Super Bowl.
They have a local HS football field that will work.
Given the hubris of the NFL recently that may be an attractive offer.
65 posted on 02/10/2017 8:05:39 PM PST by BluH2o
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To: Mount Athos

Help me understand this. I don’t attend football games. Are there women pretending to be men using the men’s rooms? Are there mem pretending to be women using the women’s room? Are the other 49 varieties of gender misidentification running loose in football stadiums? What’s in it for the NFL?


66 posted on 02/10/2017 9:29:33 PM PST by LoneRangerMassachusetts (Behind enemy lines)
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