Re: Antitrust Bill of Rights

[wfcooper@tiac.com (Bill Cooper)]

On Fri, 28 Nov 1997 17:08:25 +0000, antimonopoly@juno.com (Ralph
Anspach) wrote:

>Ralph writes:
>
>I hear you.  The interesting question is why Congress,  which is to some
>extent at least,  response to the public,  hasn't abolished or changed
>the antitrust laws. So there must be some constitutency out there for
>fair competition.  Why is it being done by the courts?

I would say, in response, that as long as Congress is satisfied with
the result (the practical repeal of anit-trust), why should they
bother to officially repeal them?
	Perhaps you mean to ask why the courts got to the job first?
I think that the judicial branch always reflects elite opinion more
perfectly than the popular branches of government.  Since effective
anti-trust regimes inherently reduce the ability of elites to control
the economy, elite institutions and power centers will be stronger in
their opposition to them.

Bill Cooper
wfcooper@tiac.com