USA Today article on the Bunning/McCain Steroid Bill
 

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2005-...ids-bill_x.htm

The legislation covers professional baseball, basketball, football and hockey, but baseball has been the primary focus of congressional pressure. Fueling the outrage: Baltimore Oriole star Rafael Palmeiro’s 10-day suspension in August for steroid use after he told Congress under oath he never used steroids.

Three strikes and you’re out

Proposal covers MLB, NHL, NBA and NFL:

First offense: Suspension for half the season.
Second offense: Suspension for one season.
Third offense: Lifetime ban from all pro sports.

This is absolutely disgusting. [censored] congress.

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What's disgusting about the part you quoted?

This is the really [censored] up and unbelievable bit:

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The legislation would not become effective until one year after being signed by the president.

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I'd give a [censored] if the MLB players union gave a [censored] and actually wanted to do something serious about it instead of feet-dragging and paying worthless lip service.

Until then [censored] the players and [censored] Don Fehr. They could've had it easier.

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What's disgusting about the part you quoted?

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The fact that congress is stripping away rights from a select group of citizens for no good reason whatsoever.

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no good reason whatsoever.

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This I really disagree with.

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no good reason whatsoever.

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This I really disagree with.

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Umm... what?

Okay, how would you feel if the government mandated everyone to be randomly drug tested throughout the year?

There's no logical nor legal reason why pro sports are any different.

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There's no logical nor legal reason why pro sports are any different.

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Surely you don't really believe this. Is everyone on TV everyday? Does everyone have millions of kids wanting to be like them?

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no good reason whatsoever.

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This I really disagree with.

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Umm... what?

Okay, how would you feel if the government mandated everyone to be randomly drug tested throughout the year?

There's no logical nor legal reason why pro sports are any different.

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Cry me a river. There are a lot of jobs that make you take drug tests, not just in professional sports. No one is holding a gun to an athlete's head. It's not like Raffy-Roid was forced to be a MLB player and then got caught using steroids. If you can't be a pro w/o drugs, than get a real job like everyone else.

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There are a lot of jobs that make you take drug tests, not just in professional sports.

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None of them are federally mandated drug tests.

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There's no logical nor legal reason why pro sports are any different.

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Surely you don't really believe this. Is everyone on TV everyday? Does everyone have millions of kids wanting to be like them?

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I'll expect the federally mandated random drug testing of Hollywood actors to start any second now.