GOP senators push to end MLB antitrust status

[left-of-center2012]

Republican Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and Ted Cruz (Texas) have joined calls to end MLB's antitrust exemption following the its decision to pull the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta. MLB announced the move on Friday, saying it would relocate the game in protest of Georgia’s voting restrictions signed into law last week.

GOP Rep. Jeff Duncan (S.C.) said earlier Friday that he had told his staff to start drafting legislation to remove MLB’s decades-old antitrust exemption “in light of @MLB's stance to undermine election integrity laws.”

Hours later, Lee retweeted Duncan’s post, adding, “It’s time for the federal government to stop granting special privileges to specific, favored corporations—especially those that punish their political opponents,” the Utah senator wrote.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/546291-gop-senators-push-to-end-mlb-antitrust-status

[TomSlick]

1. What a good plan!

I know what we'll do, let's attack baseball at the beginning of the season in a fit of pique.

What could go wrong?

[PSPS]

2. Reveals just how small the "base" is that they're playing to. Culture war now includes ... baseball?

[Initech]

3. Um........... isn't this cancel culture?

[C_U_L8R]

4. Moms and apple pie... you're next

Why does the GOP hate America?

[blm]

5. Cancel culture. Retaliation culture.

Jockeying for 2024 Republican primary culture.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. These two idiots will be ignored

[Irish_Dem]

7. Attacking baseball is like attacking mom and apple pie?

Is this really a winning strategy?

What idiots.

[DanieRains]

8. I Am Sure The Billionaires Owners

Will be pleased.

[left-of-center2012]

12. Yep

That was one of my thoughts too.

[crickets]

15. Yep. It's a knee jerk retaliation. I don't think they've thought this through. nt

[jaysunb]

9. Just cut off the money, already. Nt

[OrlandoDem2]

10. The KGQP demands utmost obedience. Look at how they went after Mitt.

Look at how they went after Liz Cheney.

Now they want to punish corporations who speak out.

[dclarston13]

11. What's next apple pie tariffs? NT

[Johonny]

13. They claim the new voting laws are fair, but only GOP senators are mad at MLB

hmm...

[madinmaryland]

14. PS: Go fuck your self, Ted Cruz.

[TxGuitar]

16. He looks like Castro in that pic