GOP Rep. Jeff Duncan to draft bill to remove MLB'S federal antitrust exception (Retaliation)

[Nevilledog]

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Steve Benen
@stevebenen
This is part of a growing pattern (https://on.msnbc.com/2PVIUa3): Businesses that break with Republicans on voting rights should apparently expect the GOP to pursue retaliatory steps.

Rep. Jeff Duncan
@RepJeffDuncan
In light of @MLB's stance to undermine election integrity laws, I have instructed my staff to begin drafting legislation to remove Major League Baseball's federal antitrust exception.
1:15 PM · Apr 2, 2021

[spanone]

1. Republicans weaponize politics. Extreme assholes.

[mcar]

2. Maybe this will teach businesses to stop donating to

the RNC.

[bottomofthehill]

3. I am sure it will go no place fast.

[tulipsandroses]

4. LOL, what happened to Canceling Cancel Culture? I wonder how much work Rep Duncan

has done on protecting elections from foreign actors? Its not like the FBI has not warned that, that's a threat. Last I heard, no one from the FBI said giving a bottle of Dasani or slice of pizza was a security risk.

[katusha]

5. if you're anti-baseball, doesn't that make you anti-american?

what's next for the GQP outlawing apple pie?

[EYESORE 9001]

6. The politics of spite

Is anyone fooled by this 'election integrity' bullshit? It's Jim Crow 2.0, pure and simple.

[GoCubsGo]

7. Jeff Duncan is clinically insane.

And, not just because of his delusion that his idiotic bill has a chance in hell of reaching the floor. He's not right in the head. Bat. Shit. Crazy.

[MagickMuffin]

8. Hey Corporations QUIT donating to these haters of Democracy

It's that simple. It's way past time for you to do the right thing and start paying your fair share in taxes so the American people have the resources to survive!



It's that simple!

[The Wizard]

10. Another radical Republican

working for Putin.

[Lovie777]

11. The GOP are heading towards . . .

communism.

[Dream Girl]

12. Wouldn't this constitute an unlawfuBill of attainder?

[Firestorm49]

13. For the love of God, can't these guys find anything better to do......like truly represent

the will of their constituents?

[WHITT]

14. Speaker Pelosi

[Baked Potato]

15. What a slug, womp womp.

[asiliveandbreathe]

16. Interesting read - A Brief History MLB anti-trust exception

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2019/12/18/21020668/baseball-antitrust-exemption-mlb-milb-rob-manfred-congress

Every time something happens in baseball that gets the attention of Congress, the possibility is floated that Congress might take away baseball’s antitrust exemption. That never happens. Why should baseball be concerned that it actually might this time?

This quote was made concerning MLB wanting to shut down 42 minor league teams years ago..and Bernie Sanders was involved - this whole issue re MLB anti-trust exception goes way back to 1922, and this article captures the soup to nuts surrounding MLB anti-trust exception...phew...

[NQCowboy68]

17. This d-bag represents a district in South Carolina