Congress Butting In Where it Doesn't Belong

Glad to see Congress sticking to the things that matter:

Lawmaker Calls Hearing on 'Flawed' BCS

By JIM VERTUNO
AP Sports Writer

HOUSTON (AP) -- Calling the Bowl Championship Series "deeply flawed," the chairman of a congressional committee has called a hearing on the controversial system used to determine college football's national champion.

A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, charged with regulating America's sports industry, announced Friday it will conduct a hearing on the BCS next week, after this season's bowl matchups are determined.

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According to committee Chairman Joe Barton, a Texas Republican, "Too often college football ends in sniping and controversy, rather than winners and losers. The current system of determining who's No. 1 appears deeply flawed."

So what. That's the NCAA's problem, not yours.

And then there's this:

Senator Suggests Hearing on Terrell Owens Matter

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Sen. Arlen Specter accused the National Football League and the Philadelphia Eagles of treating Terrell Owens unfairly and said he might refer the matter to the antitrust subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which he chairs.

Specter said at a news conference Monday in Harrisburg it was "vindictive and inappropriate" for the league and the Eagles to forbid the all-pro wide receiver from playing and prevent other teams from talking to him.

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There are 280 million people in the United States. I'm guessing that at least one or two have been the victims of "vindictive and inapproriate" treatment from an employer. Are you going to call hearings on their cases, Senator?

Come on guys, this is not your business. Stay out of it.