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Re: Should sponsors be held the same standards as teams?

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Originally Posted by Alivia View Post
Does anyone think that there should be mandated rules as to who can sponsor and who should not be able to sponsor? (Either for FIRST as a whole, or individual teams, or both?) Why or why not?
With only one or two exceptions it would be impossible to create a 'forbidden sponsor' list. Sort of like banning speech.

It is possible to build a negative image of nearly any legal sponsor on the planet. That sounds a little far fetched but I can list a many companies and products that has a list of enemies. Industrial food grid ? Bottled water ? The automobile ? Medicine ? Wood products ? You name it there is an anti-advocacy group.

The forbidden list - illegal activities - drug cartels, etc. Just like in contract law.
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