Pull out every last camera and microphone and maybe somebody might actually do something other than talk
On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 8:14 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/2123454346.4523165.1673410424299%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/2123454346.4523165.1673410424299%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DGWzwG62k6ywNDyoWtnMjkecSePQhmdohTaDMqLDTcDw%40mail.gmail.com.
