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You know that big antitrust report coming out any day now -- for months? Seems Rep. @DavidCicilline has given up on getting Rs to sign it. Instead, leftists are asking R house members to sign Rep. Buck’s minority report (recently leaked). That's weird & a bad idea. THREAD
The Buck report is surely better than the still-absent majority's report when it comes to "solutions." But Buck's report echoes & even applauds the Dems' narrative about tech companies - a narrative that emphasizes harm to competitors and ignores harm to consumers. 2/
Endorsing that narrative lays the groundwork for a fundamental change to the antitrust laws, even though Buck disclaims any desire to do so. That's why Cicilline is desperate for Rs to sign on to Buck's report - it ultimately will help radical Ds advance their biggest reforms. 3/
And though the solutions in the Buck report look mild in comparison to the burn-it-down approach we might expect from the majority report, there are also has serious problems, as others have explained. 4/ https://twitter.com/ProfWrightGMU/status/1313527855511461888?s=20
Republicans angry with big tech have better ways to express that anger. They shouldn't let revenge drive them into helping Dems distort the antitrust laws that apply to all businesses. Signing on to the Buck report would be the wrong choice. /THREAD https://nationalaffairs.com/time-choosing-conservative-case-against-weaponizing-antitrust
