Perhaps legal heads can chime in here, but doesn't this violate fair trade rules for government purchases? How can a city tell say, little league ball players what they can and cannot buy - so long as it meets standards of usability and safety?

One thing I know is perfectly legal: a few million Americans can protest and avoid visiting the city of Kenner, LA for a year or two - not even stopping for food or gas if passing through. That might remove those smug looks from their self-righteous faces.

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letting them know I will not be shopping in their town during my regular trips to the area. I can simply drive through and not bother with their town.

I assume there have to be very valid reasons to make policy to the disadvantage of one particular company. Especially in connection with seeing it as a punishment from the government for voicing an opinion.

Little minds feel so accomplished with stupidity that will most probably back fire...who elects these idiots? When Democrats regain power they have to work hard on education, a people with knowledge will never vote republican.

run for governor or senator some day......

It's not specifically a law, but they are forbidding a certain company's products from a workplace for no good reason other than politics.

Is refusal to buy a company's product "punishing" them without benefit of law? Since corporations exist to make a profit, you could try that argument, but I'm not sure it would fly. But lawyers and judges are a strange breed.

-- Mal

But these days, when does the GOP not violate the law at pleasure?

-- Mal

to buy whatever Chinese-made products they want......

Never ceases to amaze me the bullshit Republicans will propagate just to keep a hornet's nest of buzz going in their right-wing bubble of politics.

The shame of it all is - like tRump - they manage to gain a bully pulpit to stand on, and that our media grabs onto it like it's gold......

Glad he's getting a backlash.

Hit him where it hurts the most...his wallet.

They still live in the stone age there. Education is not a high priority.

running all levels of our government.

what a fucking douchebag the mayor is. I'm certain there are no other pressing matters on his schedule

order and would most likely be protestable if Nike filed a protest.

I always just kinda assumed this extended to the states, the cities etc.

He's in the wrong. Ethically, morally and legally.

if someone organized a protest where a LOT of people went to Louisiana parks this weekend--all adorned in Nike products?

F him.

Offer to supply Kenner's parks and rec employees and all its schools, employees and students, free Nike products for a year. It could take the costs out of its coffee fund.

I like the idea.

-- Mal

Don't get mad; get even.

of their employees from 11 cents a hour to 10 cents a hour.

Your (bipartisan) tax dollars at work!

phlegm at 11.

Love This!!!

Not sure how he could ban NIKE from bidding on certain things the Parks and recs would buy. It's suppose to be a competitive bid with the lowest bidder winning the contract. They could be dropped from the bid process if they had crap products but we sure as shit know that's not the case.

This FUCK needs to be voted out of office down there--or are Mayors appointed via the "good ole boy" system in New Orleans/Kenner?

are just running wild. Such ignorance, stupidity and open hate against AA standing up(kneeling) for all those murdered by people like this. Such enabling of racism and stupidity. Feel sorry for the POC living in this town. Well, Louisiana proper anyway.

Caucasian I've ever seen. His skin looks like an old porcelain urinal.

I live close to this city and I am not surprised. They are represented by Congressman Steve Scalise. The guy who was shot on the baseball field, yet is still against any type of gun control.

Are you going to go and protest....................

You fucking cracker.

Look at that picture!! Typical beady eyes set too close together...moron!!

Maybe enterprising vendors will set up their carts and make lots of money selling branded Nike paraphernalia. Nike's PR department should roll out the big trucks to New Orleans and do a free give away of their stuff.

Educate that ignorant Republican mayor on what it means to have rights that are held inviolate under our Constitution.

They might even ban carrying guns.

I'm beginning to think I've been mistaken about that my whole life.

I have a pair of Nike sneakers I got a long time ago. They never fit me well, but I guess I need to start wearing them.