Wednesday, March 09, 2005
The Committee calls George W. Bush to testify...
Throw up your Red Flags! The government is coming! The government is coming!
That's right, Congress has subpoenaed 11 baseball players to testify about steroids.
These are MLB baseball players who are in no way connected to the government nor are they public property.
The US Government doesn't own the league or these teams. So why the fuck would they think they can bring in these players to use them for their own advantage?
What advantage are they using them for? Well, President Bush brought up steroids in his State of the Union address, so I'm sure there is pressure from the White House to make it look like Washington is interested in "doing something" about the alleged steroid problem. Also, individually, the members of this committee are using this to bolster their own reputations.
Dennis Kucinish, the very troll looking senator from Ohio, said that the hearing is no way a "witch hunt" and that they are looking to protect young players who idolize major leaguers - sounds like political bullshit to me.
Well, I think it is a witch hunt. Otherwise why didn't they subpoena guys like Omar Visquel or Doug Meaerknkdstz, two very respectable veterans of MLB?
And, say they "find" something, what are they going to do about it? All they really can do is make steroid laws tougher; they can't touch MLB's testing policies or penalties.
Why doesn't Congress start subpoenaing snowboarders or skateboarders (yes, stereotype on the way) and asking them about marijuana use amongst pros?
This was well said (from cnn.com): "It is absolutely beyond the legal pale," MLB attorney Stan Brand told reporters Wednesday afternoon. "It is an excessive and unprecedented use of congressional power."
And this: In addition, the MLB and the players' union possess "legitimate privacy interests. Highly private and sensitive information has been gathered and shared in the course of the development of their new drug testing program."
This whole scene is absolutely preposterous. I think all members in Congress, the Senate, or in the White House who had anything to do with this need to be punished or forced to resign.
This is the shit that really pisses me off. Even if we were talking about drug use about professional housekeepers, I'm still getting pissed.
And, they say they are interested in finding out why baseball looked the other way, if this is true, then why not subpoena George W. Bush to testify, he, after all, was an owner during the beginning of the alleged steroid era and was also an accused in the Canseco book.
So, again, fuck the government.
Until I Get Deported.
That's right, Congress has subpoenaed 11 baseball players to testify about steroids.
These are MLB baseball players who are in no way connected to the government nor are they public property.
The US Government doesn't own the league or these teams. So why the fuck would they think they can bring in these players to use them for their own advantage?
What advantage are they using them for? Well, President Bush brought up steroids in his State of the Union address, so I'm sure there is pressure from the White House to make it look like Washington is interested in "doing something" about the alleged steroid problem. Also, individually, the members of this committee are using this to bolster their own reputations.
Dennis Kucinish, the very troll looking senator from Ohio, said that the hearing is no way a "witch hunt" and that they are looking to protect young players who idolize major leaguers - sounds like political bullshit to me.
Well, I think it is a witch hunt. Otherwise why didn't they subpoena guys like Omar Visquel or Doug Meaerknkdstz, two very respectable veterans of MLB?
And, say they "find" something, what are they going to do about it? All they really can do is make steroid laws tougher; they can't touch MLB's testing policies or penalties.
Why doesn't Congress start subpoenaing snowboarders or skateboarders (yes, stereotype on the way) and asking them about marijuana use amongst pros?
This was well said (from cnn.com): "It is absolutely beyond the legal pale," MLB attorney Stan Brand told reporters Wednesday afternoon. "It is an excessive and unprecedented use of congressional power."
And this: In addition, the MLB and the players' union possess "legitimate privacy interests. Highly private and sensitive information has been gathered and shared in the course of the development of their new drug testing program."
This whole scene is absolutely preposterous. I think all members in Congress, the Senate, or in the White House who had anything to do with this need to be punished or forced to resign.
This is the shit that really pisses me off. Even if we were talking about drug use about professional housekeepers, I'm still getting pissed.
And, they say they are interested in finding out why baseball looked the other way, if this is true, then why not subpoena George W. Bush to testify, he, after all, was an owner during the beginning of the alleged steroid era and was also an accused in the Canseco book.
So, again, fuck the government.
Until I Get Deported.
