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Comments on: They’re Doing What?
https://norunnyeggs.com/2009/10/theyre-doing-what/
The repository of one hard-boiled egg from the south suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (and the occassional guest-blogger). The ramblings within may or may not offend, shock and awe you, but they are what I (or my guest-bloggers) think.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:47:54 +0000
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By: Kevin Binversie
https://norunnyeggs.com/2009/10/theyre-doing-what/comment-page-1/#comment-37963
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:47:54 +0000https://norunnyeggs.com/?p=7296#comment-37963Okay, I’m gonna shock a bunch of folks here, but I honestly think Congress should look at this law; and believe there’s an actual constitutional reason to look into what happened.
First off, it’s a matter of contract law; which often overlaps state laws. Secondly, it’s a matter of labor law (The NFL’s now-debunked collective bargaining agreement). Also, there is an interstate commerce connection because the NFL, its players, officials, etc all pay taxes on the state level (Special “Jock Taxes”) and play in different states and need some sense of a level playing field set at the federal level.
Finally, it makes the NFLPA look like a bunch of hypocrites because while they’re standing behind the Williams, they are letting the other guys (Now subject to Louisiana law if memory serves) hang in the wind.
Honestly, when I first heard the news break on the court ruling, I thought to myself “Fascinating, the NFL’s CBA is exempt from the Commerce Clause.”
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By: HeatherRadish
https://norunnyeggs.com/2009/10/theyre-doing-what/comment-page-1/#comment-37962
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:15:09 +0000https://norunnyeggs.com/?p=7296#comment-37962I’d so much rather this particular Congress waste their time on this sort of nonsense. With the possible exception of designating September as “National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month”, everything they’ve done this year has eroded liberty and/or trashed the economy further.
OTOH, it doesn’t seem to matter what Congress does; Obama’s got how many unelected executives writing new taxes (“fees”) and regulations through the assorted federal regulatory agencies?