{"id":421110,"date":"2021-04-14T11:28:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T15:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=421110"},"modified":"2021-04-14T11:28:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T15:28:28","slug":"cruz-hawley-lee-team-up-on-bill-to-strip-mlb-of-monopoly-protections-over-georgia-boycott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-hawley-lee-team-up-on-bill-to-strip-mlb-of-monopoly-protections-over-georgia-boycott\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz, Hawley, Lee Team Up On Bill To Strip MLB Of Monopoly Protections Over Georgia Boycott"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fcruz-hawley-lee-team-up-on-bill-to-strip-mlb-of-monopoly-protections-over-georgia-boycott%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=421110&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-1840.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A group of GOP senators introduced a bill Tuesday to strip Major League Baseball (MLB) of antitrust exemptions over its boycott of Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Josh Hawley of Missouri, and Mike Lee of Utah announced the bill targeting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gowokegobroke-cruz-lee-call-to-end-mlb-antitrust-protections-after-league-boycotts-georgia\">MLB<\/a> in a press conference. The senators slammed \u201cwoke corporations\u201d that have pressured Georgia to roll back election reforms signed into law in March. The MLB took an additional step of relocating its 2021 all-star game and rookie draft out of Atlanta to protest the reforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always been the case that big business seeks handouts, seeks subsidies, seeks special benefits at the expense of the little guy, at the expense of the small business. But in the past month, these woke corporations have decided to become the political enforcer for Democrats in Washington,\u201d Cruz told a group of reporters. \u201cWhat prompted this legislation being introduced was Major League Baseball\u2019s decision to pull the all-star game out of Atlanta, Georgia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMajor League Baseball made the decision that the more than half of its fans who happen to be Republicans are now disfavored and that voter fraud is not a concern that legislatures should focus on,\u201d Cruz continued. \u201cThat decision was harmful. It\u2019s going to hurt baseball, but it also underscores that there\u2019s no reason Major League Baseball should enjoy special subsidies, corporate welfare that no one else gets.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.5956284153005\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MLB<\/a> has struck a real blow to the city of Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>It is wrong.<\/p>\n<p>It is hypocritical.<\/p>\n<p>And it needs to stop. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IDsfLrr4mD\">pic.twitter.com\/IDsfLrr4mD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1382027487182487555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The MLB gained special protections against U.S. antitrust law because of a 1922 Supreme Court&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/1900-1940\/259us200\">decision<\/a>. No other national sports league possesses such protections.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) is leading the push on similar legislation in the House to strip the MLB of its protections.<\/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 announced on April 2. \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<p>Earlier that day, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the league was pulling events out of Georgia in protest of the election reforms, a decision that sparked widespread backlash against the league. Even some Democrats in Georgia, such as activist Stacey Abrams, spoke out against the move.<\/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>Days earlier, President Joe Biden publicly pressured the MLB to move its all-star game out of Atlanta, a move that cost the state at least $100 million in lost business.<\/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><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>A group of GOP senators introduced a bill Tuesday to strip Major League Baseball (MLB) of antitrust exemptions over its boycott of Georgia.Sens. 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