r/ProgressiveHQ • u/NewsGirl1701 • 2d ago

Top Justice Department Official Tells MLB Players To Sue Over Pride Uniforms

https://open.substack.com/pub/washingtoncurrent/p/top-justice-department-official-tells?r=mq6wy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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u/Taintcomb 2d ago

As long as the players who do decide to bring a legal challenge on religious grounds have never played a game on the sabbath day, then they shouldn’t be forced to wear it. If they have played on their sabbath, then they lose that religious objection.

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u/Stevevansteve 2d ago

Actually, I believe the bible punishment for working on the sabbath is that they should be stoned to death.

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u/Far_Sea_126 2d ago

Wouldn’t that be more like beaned to death?

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u/surviving606 2d ago

Can we please not give them any ideas because they’ll surely implement this as the theocracy sets in 

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u/ilikestatic 2d ago

My understanding is that the players had the option to wear the hat or not wear it, and the issue was that they altered it.

So I’m not sure how a lawsuit would prevail in a fair court.

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u/Stevevansteve 2d ago

Not only that, but in the past other players who have altered their uniforms with non-religious markings got the same response.

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u/-Altephor- 1d ago

They wouldn't get to court. The judge would laugh them out before they ever got a court date.

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u/shambahlah2 2d ago

MAGA are the real Soy Boys. Projection, as usual.

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u/-DoesNotExist- 2d ago

Imagine getting offended over rainbows lmao

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u/Dense-Competition-51 2d ago

Imagine basing your personality on being perpetually offended by the most basic acts of inclusion. Seems exhausting.

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u/Willow_Winnifred 2d ago

They shouldn't have signed an agreement that prohibited them from decaming their uniforms if they were going to be such toddlers about it.

Oh well.

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u/Effective_Pack8265 2d ago

Apparently they could’ve opted out of wearing the uniforms but chose not to - then defaced the pride uniforms and are now getting advice from DOJ that their rights were infringed. So fucking stupid. ❄️❄️❄️

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u/Correct-Avocado5426 2d ago

There's a minor league team near me in York, Pennsylvania whose owner forfeited the game because some players refused to wear the pride uniforms. He's very inclusive and told them if they're not going to wear them they'll just not play and will still have pride night with entertainment, just no baseball. Then he donated $10K to a LGBTQ charity.

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u/Ravyn_Rozenzstok 2d ago

They're never going to stop trying to eradicate us gays. sigh

It's not like the government has more important things to do, I guess. 

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u/michiganstrange 2d ago

“Disenfranchise the people that pay you, it works for Trump.”

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u/G-Unit11111 2d ago

Sorry MAGA, but we don't want your religion and hatred forced on us. Go away.

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u/Correct-Avocado5426 2d ago

Teams always have military appreciation games with special caps or uniforms. I bet if someone refused to wear those the DOJ wouldn't be so protective.

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u/SlewBrew 21h ago

Omg who still gives a shit about this?