{"id":382830,"date":"2021-04-03T10:11:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T14:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=382830"},"modified":"2021-04-03T10:11:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T14:11:40","slug":"gowokegobroke-cruz-lee-call-to-end-mlb-antitrust-protections-after-league-boycotts-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gowokegobroke-cruz-lee-call-to-end-mlb-antitrust-protections-after-league-boycotts-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018#GowokeGobroke\u2019: Cruz, Lee Call To End MLB Antitrust Protections After League Boycotts Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgowokegobroke-cruz-lee-call-to-end-mlb-antitrust-protections-after-league-boycotts-georgia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=382830&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-110.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) on Friday echoed a call by Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) to strip Major League Baseball of antitrust exemptions that grants it immunity from federal anti-monopoly laws.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican lawmakers are pushing to strip the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-mlb-moving-all-star-game-out-of-georgia-after-pressure-from-white-house\">MLB<\/a> of its special legal protections in light of the league\u2019s announcement it was moving its July all-star game and draft out of Atlanta in protest of Georgia\u2019s new election reforms signed into law in March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn light of @MLB\u2019s stance to undermine election integrity laws, I have instructed my staff to begin drafting legislation to remove Major League Baseball\u2019s federal antitrust exception,\u201d Duncan said in a tweet Friday afternoon. \u201cAn overwhelming bipartisan majority of Americans support requiring an ID to vote, and any organization that abuses its power to oppose secure elections deserves increased scrutiny under the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.469387755102\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An overwhelming bipartisan majority of Americans support requiring an ID to vote, and any organization that abuses its power to oppose secure elections deserves increased scrutiny under the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jeff Duncan (@RepJeffDuncan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJeffDuncan\/status\/1378074530061680642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lee soon followed, saying that no corporation should possess the legal immunities that the MLB has. Other sports leagues such as the National Football League and National Basketball Association do not enjoy the same antitrust immunity as the MLB, which gained its special protections from a 1922 Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/1900-1940\/259us200\">decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy does @MLB still have antitrust immunity? It\u2019s time for the federal government to stop granting special privileges to specific, favored corporations \u2014 especially those that punish their political opponents,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz added: EXACTLY right. And @SenMikeLee &amp; I will be working hard to END MLB\u2019s antitrust immunity. #GowokeGobroke\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.6727272727273\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXACTLY right.  And <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenMikeLee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenMikeLee<\/a> &amp; I will be working hard to END MLB\u2019s antitrust immunity.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GowokeGobroke?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GowokeGobroke<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NuERnvF8FT\">https:\/\/t.co\/NuERnvF8FT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1378128079449624580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Friday that the league was moving its all-star game and its draft out of Georgia over the state\u2019s new election reforms. Manfred\u2019s decision came after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-endorses-moving-mlb-all-star-game-out-of-georgia-lauds-athletes-using-sports-to-push-politics\">public pressure<\/a> from President Joe Biden to move the all-star game while making false claims about the new election laws and likening them to \u201cJim Crow on steroids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players Alliance, among others, to listen to their views,\u201d Manfred said. \u201cI have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year\u2019s All-Star Game and MLB Draft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden slammed the new election reforms in an interview with ESPN on Wednesday while praising athletes for using their sports to push political agendas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think today\u2019s professional athletes are acting incredibly responsibly. I would strongly support them [moving the all-star game out of Atlanta],\u201d Biden said. \u201cPeople look to them. They\u2019re leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at what\u2019s happened with the NBA, as well. Look what\u2019s happened across the board. The very people who are victimized the most are the people who are the leaders in these various sports, and it\u2019s just not right,\u201d he continued. \u201cThis is Jim Crow on steroids what they\u2019re doing in Georgia and 40 other states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/atlanta-braves-blast-mlb-for-moving-all-star-game-fans-in-georgia-are-the-victims?%3Futm_source=twitter\">Atlanta Braves Blast MLB For Moving All-Star Game: \u2018Fans In Georgia Are The Victims\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) on Friday echoed a call by Rep. 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