deadrise
DCC 4Life
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My first reaction is that it's well within the rights of the league (owners) to make the rule and enforce it.
They (owners) own the teams, the stadiums, the TV contracts, the uniforms (logos) and in a sense, they own the players by virtue of the contracts.
An employer, generally, has the right the regulate activity at the workplace and set the terms of employment. If I stand up on my desk and start yelling about what a great thing Marxism is, or reading aloud from Mein Kampf, my employer has the right to shut me up and, if necessary, fire me. Free speech does not extend into disrupting a work environment.
I read one interpretation that claimed the rule was illegal because the players operate under a union contract, and that the NFL can't change rules without consulting the union. Not sure I buy that.
I think the NFL is stupid and tone-deaf (big surprise) to raise the issue again and make it a point of contention. I think the players would stupid to fight it, and/or test it.
The players made their point. Yes, the issue is serious and needs to be addressed. Disrespecting the flag and the anthem won't solve it. It will only antagonize and divide.
The players are public figures. They would have plenty of platforms and venues, outside the games themselves, from which to voice opinions.
It seems everything is this country these days is a zero-sum game. Don't talk things over, wage all-out war instead. Scorched-earth ideology carries the day.
They (owners) own the teams, the stadiums, the TV contracts, the uniforms (logos) and in a sense, they own the players by virtue of the contracts.
An employer, generally, has the right the regulate activity at the workplace and set the terms of employment. If I stand up on my desk and start yelling about what a great thing Marxism is, or reading aloud from Mein Kampf, my employer has the right to shut me up and, if necessary, fire me. Free speech does not extend into disrupting a work environment.
I read one interpretation that claimed the rule was illegal because the players operate under a union contract, and that the NFL can't change rules without consulting the union. Not sure I buy that.
I think the NFL is stupid and tone-deaf (big surprise) to raise the issue again and make it a point of contention. I think the players would stupid to fight it, and/or test it.
The players made their point. Yes, the issue is serious and needs to be addressed. Disrespecting the flag and the anthem won't solve it. It will only antagonize and divide.
The players are public figures. They would have plenty of platforms and venues, outside the games themselves, from which to voice opinions.
It seems everything is this country these days is a zero-sum game. Don't talk things over, wage all-out war instead. Scorched-earth ideology carries the day.