On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 00:28:29 +0000 (UTC), Hawth Hill
> If you read the history of them you'll see that they were
> vigorously enforced against people who were accused of
> "colluding to restrain free trade."

No, they were not accused of that. The anti trust laws were
created on the theory that businessman collude to restrain free
trade, but such prosecutions are extraordinarily rare, perhaps
entirely nonexistent. Instead all prosecutions are for non
collusive acts, typically cutting prices "unfairly", as
Standard oil and Walmart did, or giving away free stuff, for
example the Microsoft browser.

It is rather as if, on the theory that witches curse people,
one issues a series of laws banning cursing, causing cows milk
to dry up, and possession of black cats, but the only charges
ever brought are for possession of black cats.