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stopbush

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22. As long as the owners continue to put on pre-game spectaclesthat are funded

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Sun Oct 15, 2017, 12:41 PM

Oct 2017

by government monies, they have created a First Amendment issue, as the owners are acting in concert with the goverment. They are in effect agents of the government.

Any rule they try to pass that limits the players right to free speech is a violation of the First Amendment. Were the owners - not the government - paying for the pre-game spectacle this would not be a First Amendment issue.

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I repeat my suggestion to settle NFL dispute [View all] louis c Oct 2017 OP

Still a very bad proposal that rides roughshod over the rights of the players. stopbush Oct 2017 #1

We're losing leverage, not gaining louis c Oct 2017 #6

Watching NFL TV commentary shows this morning and that just isnt true. stopbush Oct 2017 #8

I hate to quote the Moron in Cheif, but we'll see louis c Oct 2017 #13

What you fail to consider in your proposal stopbush Oct 2017 #16

The game is the product, not men. DK504 Oct 2017 #19

Nope. The game is a commodity. The players are the product that raises the NFL stopbush Oct 2017 #20

They are exactly the same as any employee in a service contract louis c Oct 2017 #21

As unionized employees, they can strike. Thats the ultimate power stopbush Oct 2017 #23

They can only "strike" once the contract expires louis c Oct 2017 #24

Your link doesn't work. demmiblue Oct 2017 #2

Saw your edit, and still a no (more like a fuck no). demmiblue Oct 2017 #5

Rest assured louis c Oct 2017 #7

My idea is to find something more productive than watching football Not Ruth Oct 2017 #3

The mistake here is that this isn't labor against management FBaggins Oct 2017 #4

How much is Kaepernick's salary worth? Not Ruth Oct 2017 #9

He's worth what the market will pay.... Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #14

Dramatically less than he seems to think he's worth FBaggins Oct 2017 #15

If management (NFL) makes a work rule requiring the players (NFLPA) to stand for the Anthem louis c Oct 2017 #11

They don't have to change a rule FBaggins Oct 2017 #17

Exactly. however, it's a policy and not a workrule. The NFL would have to declare a "rule' louis c Oct 2017 #18

I have a better idea. shockey80 Oct 2017 #10

And quit their jobs? louis c Oct 2017 #12

As long as the owners continue to put on pre-game spectaclesthat are funded stopbush Oct 2017 #22