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Bill in congress filed to take away NFLs antitrust exempt status
Posted on 9/10/15 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 9/10/15 at 1:31 pm
For being rasis
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Posted by Darin Gantt on September 10, 2015, 1:56 PM EDT Capitol Getty Images Taking advantage of the publicity associated with the dawn of a a new NFL season, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced a bill to strip the league of its federal antitrust protection as long as they sanction Washington’s nickname, which many consider racist.
“The National Football League, a multi-billion dollar industry, and the Washington football team should not be benefitting financially from federal antitrust exemptions while they continue to promote a disparaging moniker that has been found by legal authorities to be a racial slur,” Norton, a Democrat from the District of Columbia said. “The name of the nation’s capital, Washington, should always be associated with pride, not with a moniker that mocks and insults Native Americans.
“Changing the name is not a question of if, but when. The sooner Commissioner Roger Goodell and the league’s 29 other team owners get on the right side of the law and of history and use their leadership, the sooner Washington’s football team will cease being an embarrassment to the league and to the country.”
This post was edited on 9/10/15 at 1:33 pm
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Posted on 9/10/15 at 1:32 pm to wildtigercat93
no sports league should be exempt from anti trust status anyway.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 1:33 pm to wildtigercat93
That first comment is priceless
Posted on 9/10/15 at 1:34 pm to Dr RC
They kind of have to be from what I've read. Otherwise pretty much everything they do becomes a labor violation
Posted on 9/10/15 at 1:37 pm to wildtigercat93
quote:She sucks at math.
the league’s 29 other team owners
Posted on 9/10/15 at 1:47 pm to Dr RC
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no sports league should be exempt from anti trust status anyway.
This and exempting "religious organizations" from paying taxes are problematic for me. Hell, even a lot of "charities" should get their status revoked. There should be a limit to the amount of payroll, bonuses, etc. an organization can pay out and keep tax exempt status.
This post was edited on 9/10/15 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 9/10/15 at 1:49 pm to johnnydrama
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She sucks at math.
It's confusing. The NFL was 30 teams for a long time before Carolina/Jacksonville. Add in that the NBA is also 30 teams, and it's easy to make a minor goof like that.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 1:50 pm to wildtigercat93
Ya, this'll happen.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 1:51 pm to wildtigercat93
What is anti trust status? Tax exempt?
Posted on 9/10/15 at 2:01 pm to BCMCubs
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That first comment is priceless
not really.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 2:05 pm to wildtigercat93
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They kind of have to be from what I've read. Otherwise pretty much everything they do becomes a labor violation
Totally wrong.
No other league is still exempt from Anti-trust legislation.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 2:08 pm to wildtigercat93
This is extortion, plain and simple.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 2:10 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
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No other league is still exempt from Anti-trust legislation.
MLB no longer has that status?
Posted on 9/10/15 at 2:13 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
Yeah, cause this is the biggest problem facing our country right now.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 2:29 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
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No other league is still exempt from Anti-trust legislation.
Baseball is due to a Supreme Court ruling.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 2:43 pm to wildtigercat93
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the sooner Washington’s football team will cease being an embarrassment to the league and to the country.”
She and I disagree on why Washington is am embarassment to the league.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 3:21 pm to wildtigercat93
It's happening. I was listening to a Redskins fan on the radio talking about changing the name just to try to get karma on their side. 
Posted on 9/10/15 at 3:23 pm to tigerpimpbot
they need to get rid of Snyder.
He's like all the worst parts of Jerry and Al Davis rolled into a 50 year old billionaire.
He's like all the worst parts of Jerry and Al Davis rolled into a 50 year old billionaire.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 3:23 pm to Kracka
I think the NFL is removing their tax exempt status anyways iIrc
Posted on 9/10/15 at 3:27 pm to Dr RC
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no sports league should be exempt from anti trust status anyway
All sports leagues should be exempt from anti-trust status.
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