'Using state power' to punish MLB: Cruz, Lee and Hawley slammed for bill retaliating against GA voting law protest
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas speaking at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Gage Skidmore
April 13, 2021 | 11:30AM ETEconomySen. 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.
Inbox: Ted Cruz, Mike Lee and Josh Hawley are planning to announce legislation today "to end MLB's special immunity… https://t.co/yHzFPH8lgn— Sahil Kapur (@Sahil Kapur) 1618322552
The GOP senators have said they want to "end MLB's special immunity from antitrust laws." And MSNBC's Chris Hayes tweeted:
Republicans increasing embracing using state power as an explicit tool to punish specific viewpoints. https://t.co/eufpZO5gt6— Chris Hayes (@Chris Hayes) 1618325347
Here are some other responses to the senators' proposal:
@sahilkapur @JohnJHarwood We’re dealing w/a pandemic & the diminution of the United States from 4 yrs of the former… https://t.co/NqY5fQIw6n— longtall (@longtall) 1618323697
@JoyousPanther @sahilkapur Exactly what I’ve been saying. They are trolls cosplaying as senators— Rob S ($0/month checkmark) (@Rob S ($0/month checkmark)) 1618326122
@sahilkapur And it will never make it to the floor, but hey, it looks good in a campaign add.— Tom Hoey (@Tom Hoey) 1618322834
@sahilkapur @JohnJHarwood USING OUR GOVERNMENT not to help - but to punish Some call it TRUMPISM Some call it FASCISM— joebarton1238 -- (@joebarton1238 --) 1618322838
@JoyousPanther @sahilkapur They are traitorous insurrectionists first, and Twitter trolls second. They should be un… https://t.co/B7pN8WAlCg— Blasine Astolat (@Blasine Astolat) 1618324241
@chrislhayes I'm just amazed that the senator from MO, which has two extremely dedicated baseball fanbases, thinks… https://t.co/ULMigcZvAY— Grand Mastodon'd Moff 🦄🇺🇦 (@Grand Mastodon'd Moff 🦄🇺🇦) 1618325513
