Comments on: Justice Department Questions NCAA

By: LD Jackson

LD Jackson — Wed, 11 May 2011 00:19:59 +0000

They do seem more than willing to stick their noses in a lot of corners that they shouldn’t.

By: silverfiddle

silverfiddle — Tue, 10 May 2011 02:46:49 +0000

It’s another symptom of government run amok. No corner of our lives is safe.

By: LD Jackson

LD Jackson — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:45:03 +0000

It also reminds me of how Congress has tried to get involved in the way football is played in the NFL. It makes me wonder what part of “contact sport” do they not understand.

By: Steve Dennis

Steve Dennis — Mon, 09 May 2011 10:31:04 +0000

It certainly seems like the Congress could find something a little more important to do than worry about college football. This reminds me of when President Bush mentioned in a SOTU speech that baseball needed to be investigated for steriod use–how much time did the Congress wast on that issue?

By: John Galt

John Galt — Sun, 08 May 2011 16:30:09 +0000

I have no opinion on the matter at hand – my ignorance about college football is infinite.
But I see a cranny of opportunity to deliver a challenge to an issue that has been bothering me for some time – that of the raison d’être of the Department of Justice and the Attorney General. The Judiciary Act of 1789 that created the office of the AG place him on the “Service” of the President (and appointed by the President) instead of being at the
“service” of the American people.

It was not until 1870 that the DOJ was created as support for the office of the Attorney General – a backwards process if there is one. Initially, the AG was created by the first Congress of the United States to “represent” the Executive before the Supreme court, and nothing else. The evolution and bastardly ramifications and power graving that has been borne out of this up-side-down process is one of the sore points and most obvious defects in the constitutional organigram of this country.

In short: the “American people” have nobody to represent them at the Federal level unless it is by the grace and consent of the executive. A cozy arrangement that a Russian autocrat would love.

This is the issue for me.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sun, 08 May 2011 15:15:23 +0000

Redistributive competing or winning teams? What a backwards Justice Dept. to think the NCAA is one of the most important issues to focus on. We should rename the Justice Dept. the Injustice department.

By: LD Jackson

LD Jackson — Sun, 08 May 2011 14:14:43 +0000

That’s a neat story, Ted. It sounds like you have a great son and some great local kids.

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By: Country Thinker

Country Thinker — Sat, 07 May 2011 19:09:22 +0000

LD, my main priorities in life right now are intertwined – my family, and saving the country FOR my family. Thus, my sports takes the form of playing soccer with my son, going to (free) Kenyon College games, etc. The kids at the college are really great, and they appreciate when locals come out to watch. The fun(ny) part is my son doesn’t know the difference. He asked one player when they were going to play the Cleveland Browns! It’s kind of fun for students who know this is the end of their football careers to know that there are kids in the stands who look up to them as if they played in the NFL.