To be fair, it was a lack of rules, or at least of rules imposed by House
members, as the only thing that House members could do was elect a Speaker.
The last time they needed more than one vote there wasn't television. Anywhere.
The Clerk of the House may have authorized (or didn't object to) the additional
cameras, as that office would have been the only one with authority to do so
during this open period, and it likely recognized the unusual nature of last
week's shenanigans.
FWIW, the Clerk position is elected every two years, after the initial House
organizing is complete. Some deference appears to be given to the incoming
Speaker's preference. But given the current crop of chowderheads, I have no
idea what will happen.
David
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 07:22:14 PM PST, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
<[email protected]> wrote:
A rules change allowed the nonprofit network to add them to the usual
government system during the speaker vote... the old way "lacks the
transparency that C-SPAN, as a journalistic institution, is able to provide,"
griped Susan Swain in a letter to Speaker McCarthy...
https://www.businessinsider.com/c-span-house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-camera-access-house-2023-1
(link; watch for paywall)
B
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