Nick Diaz and legal team Presented with more than 115,000 signatures in support of a petition to lift Nick Diaz ’s five-year ban from MMA, the White House has issued an official response – as useless as it may be. As most expected, while a “We the People” request certainly gathered an incredible amount of fan support, President Barack Obama isn’t about to tell the Nevada State Athletic Commission how to handle their business. “The federal government plays no role in the disciplinary actions taken by state athletic commissions, so we are not in a position to address the specific request raised in your petition,” the official response reads. “State authorities – in this case, the Nevada Athletic Commission – will generally be the best source for information about those kinds of issues.” Filed under: News , UFC
The rest is here:
White House offers official response to petition to life Nick Diaz’s NSAC suspension – MMA Junkie