GOP Senators Abuse Power To Punish Major League Baseball
@alexvhenderson
April 14 | 2021
Sen. Ted Cruz
Photo by Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Reprinted with permission from Alternet
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah are proposing so-called "antitrust" legislation designed to punish Major-League Baseball for moving its 2021 All-Star Game from Georgia to Colorado to protest the Peach State's new voter suppression law. And the far-right GOP senators are being slammed on Twitter for their grandstanding.
The GOP senators have said they want to "end MLB's special immunity from antitrust laws." MSNBC's Chris Hayes tweeted a response:
Republicans increasing embracing using state power as an explicit tool to punish specific viewpoints. https://t.co/eufpZO5gt6— Chris Hayes (@Chris Hayes) 1618325347.0
Here are some other responses to the senators' proposal:
@JoyousPanther @sahilkapur Exactly what I’ve been saying. They are trolls cosplaying as senators— Rob S (@Rob S) 1618326122.0
@sahilkapur @JohnJHarwood If Hawley makes the Cardinals leave St Louis, he is gonna be in trouble.— kingclowntrump (@kingclowntrump) 1618322767.0
@sahilkapur And it will never make it to the floor, but hey, it looks good in a campaign add.— Tom Hoey (@Tom Hoey) 1618322834.0
@bitcoinmav @joebarton1238 @sahilkapur @JohnJHarwood Cruz, Hawley and Lee are among the loudest members of the Trump Rump.— personal cheezus (@personal cheezus) 1618323854.0
@JoyousPanther @sahilkapur They are traitorous insurrectionists first, and Twitter trolls second. They should be un… https://t.co/B7pN8WAlCg— Blasine Astolat (@Blasine Astolat) 1618324241.0
@chrislhayes I'm just amazed that the senator from MO, which has two extremely dedicated baseball fanbases, thinks… https://t.co/ULMigcZvAY— Grand Wear a Mask Get a Damn Vax Moff 🦄 (@Grand Wear a Mask Get a Damn Vax Moff 🦄) 1618325513.0
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