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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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Re: USA Today article on the Bunning/McCain Steroid Bill
What's disgusting about the part you quoted?
This is the really [censored] up and unbelievable bit: [ QUOTE ] The legislation would not become effective until one year after being signed by the president. [/ QUOTE ] |
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Re: USA Today article on the Bunning/McCain Steroid Bill
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What's disgusting about the part you quoted? [/ QUOTE ] The fact that congress is stripping away rights from a select group of citizens for no good reason whatsoever. |
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Re: USA Today article on the Bunning/McCain Steroid Bill
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no good reason whatsoever. [/ QUOTE ] This I really disagree with. |
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Re: USA Today article on the Bunning/McCain Steroid Bill
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[ QUOTE ] no good reason whatsoever. [/ QUOTE ] This I really disagree with. [/ QUOTE ] 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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Re: USA Today article on the Bunning/McCain Steroid Bill
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There's no logical nor legal reason why pro sports are any different. [/ QUOTE ] 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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Re: USA Today article on the Bunning/McCain Steroid Bill
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] no good reason whatsoever. [/ QUOTE ] This I really disagree with. [/ QUOTE ] 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. [/ QUOTE ] 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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Re: USA Today article on the Bunning/McCain Steroid Bill
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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Re: USA Today article on the Bunning/McCain Steroid Bill
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[ QUOTE ] Proposal covers MLB, NHL, NBA and NFL [/ QUOTE ] |
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Re: USA Today article on the Bunning/McCain Steroid Bill
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Guys, once again [ QUOTE ] Proposal covers MLB, NHL, NBA and NFL [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] ok, so the anti trust thing doesnt apply across the board. still the argument is the basic one about kids seeing their role models on steroids. this is not hard to understand. if pro sports are full of juicing players in an environment that encourages and allows steroid use, it will lead to more steroid use among kids. simple. also, youre way off about high school steroid use |
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