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Obama administration exploring legality of BCS
Posted on 1/29/10 at 6:04 pm
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WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department says the Obama administration is considering a number of steps that would look into the legality of the controversial Bowl Championship Series.
Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich wrote in a letter to Sen. Orrin Hatch Friday that the department will determine whether to open an investigation into whether the BCS violates antitrust laws. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter.
Hatch, a Republican from Utah, had requested such an investigation.
Weich said the administration is looking at several other options, including asking the Federal Trade Commission to review the legality of the BCS under consumer protection laws.
Several lawmakers and many critics want the BCS to switch to a playoff system, rather than the ratings system it uses to determine the teams that play in the college football championship.
Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department says the Obama administration is considering a number of steps that would look into the legality of the controversial Bowl Championship Series.
Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich wrote in a letter to Sen. Orrin Hatch Friday that the department will determine whether to open an investigation into whether the BCS violates antitrust laws. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter.
Hatch, a Republican from Utah, had requested such an investigation.
Weich said the administration is looking at several other options, including asking the Federal Trade Commission to review the legality of the BCS under consumer protection laws.
Several lawmakers and many critics want the BCS to switch to a playoff system, rather than the ratings system it uses to determine the teams that play in the college football championship.
Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press
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Posted on 1/29/10 at 6:29 pm to AuburnAlum
you would think that with the shape the country is in that he has more important shite to worry about
Posted on 1/29/10 at 6:29 pm to AuburnAlum
A complete waste of time if you ask me.
Posted on 1/29/10 at 6:31 pm to RollTide1987
What a dumbfrick....
Posted on 1/29/10 at 6:38 pm to AuburnAlum
YES
ANOTHER WORTHWHILE USAGE OF OUR GOVERNMENT'S TIME
ANOTHER WORTHWHILE USAGE OF OUR GOVERNMENT'S TIME
Posted on 1/29/10 at 6:40 pm to lsutothetop
You people are morons.
They will spend about 10 minutes look into it.
and you will NEVER here about it again.
It's not a big deal.
I know people like to rage on Obama..but comon.
They will spend about 10 minutes look into it.
and you will NEVER here about it again.
It's not a big deal.
I know people like to rage on Obama..but comon.
Posted on 1/29/10 at 6:58 pm to bamaboy87
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you would think that with the shape the country is in that he has more important shite to worry about
Well honestly I wish they'd just do shite like this day in and day out.. They've created most of the problems we're dealing with now, so I'd rather them have the BCS as an agenda for the remainder of the year.. Maybe a market correction could occur this way
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:00 pm to bamaboy87
quote:Exploring the legality of hundreds of millions of dollars of interstate commerce seems pretty important.
you would think that with the shape the country is in that he has more important shite to worry about
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:04 pm to bamaboy87
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you would think that with the shape the country is in that he has more important shite to worry about
I wish they would spend ALL of their time on stuff like this - that would give them less time to wreck the country.
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:04 pm to xiv
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Exploring the legality of hundreds of millions of dollars of interstate commerce seems pretty important
They don't think like that on this board.
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:05 pm to MontanaTiger
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I wish they would spend ALL of their time on stuff like this - that would give them less time to wreck the country.
Jinx
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:05 pm to AuburnAlum
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They don't think like that on this board.
Speak for yourself
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:07 pm to AuburnAlum
Na we just think of him as the guy that is putting our great,great grandkids in a huge hole...
This post was edited on 1/29/10 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:08 pm to thebearisdead
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Speak for yourself
Its true, look at the posts after I posted the thread. No one even read the article. I guess Corporations shitting out $13 million dollars straight to schools isn't worth anyone's time.
This post was edited on 1/29/10 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:08 pm to thebearisdead
You people are ridiculous. Really. If the man corrected every problem that there is in this country, you'd still find something to bitch about. He's the fricking President. He was legally elected by a clear cut majority of U.S. citizens. Get over it already. 
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:09 pm to TT9
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Na we just think of as the guy that is putting our great,great grandkids in a huge hole...
What about the 10 trillion before him? And no I'm not an Obama supporter.. Third party guys, that's what America needs..
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:11 pm to CatFan81
Same things dems were doin to Bush....they both suck,imo...
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:15 pm to thebearisdead
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What about the 10 trillion before him?
You do realize that Obama voted for all of this spending when he was a Senator. So, he's partly responsible for the deficit before he took over as President, and as President he's run it up even worse.
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:15 pm to CatFan81
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You people are ridiculous. Really. If the man corrected every problem that there is in this country, you'd still find something to bitch about. He's the fricking President. He was legally elected by a clear cut majority of U.S. citizens. Get over it already.
Well this is where people go wrong.. To believe the government will fix the problems is asinine.. Without the big problems, government serves little to no purpose.. Legislation is the key to keeping citizens in submission..
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:17 pm to MontanaTiger
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You do realize that Obama voted for all of this spending when he was a Senator. So, he's partly responsible for the deficit before he took over as President, and as President he's run it up even worse.
Like I said I'm not an Obama supporter or a Democrat.. I support fiscal responsibility and social freedoms above all else.. I'm not here to place blame, but there's no reason we should be $10 trillion in debt.. That's grounds for a revolution if you ask me.. But most people are apathetic so it doesn't matter anyway..
This post was edited on 1/29/10 at 7:20 pm
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