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Originally Posted by habernac
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Sure, Armstrong could go to arbitration. But he's already spent over $5 million on his defense, according to friends. And would you go to arbitration, knowing that USADA sets up the rules of arbitration, sets up the rules of what can be admitted into arbitration and approves the arbitrators? Would you go, knowing it could take two or three more years? Knowing that even if you won, USADA could appeal?
That's my problem with this whole thing.
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The USADA is not an omnipotent entity, they are governed by federal law just like many other similar agencies. Armstrong had just as much recourse to due process as anyone else and was rejected at every turn. You can either choose to believe that or you can choose to believe that there's some sort of massive conspiracy theory aimed at him, reaching all the way into the federal courts.