02-10-2012, 05:39 PM
Historians are in agreement that the advent of c-span brought more dignity and substance to Senate proceedings. The House was rambunctious before and after, that's the nature of the beast.
Would you have really not wanted to see the Watergate hearings?
As for the media using "clips," you can do that with transcripts with too. When I read or listen to reports on the SCOTUS, they repeat very small parts of what was said, for effect. That already happens and it has not destroyed the court as far as I can tell nor caused great distortion on the public perception of what goes on.
If this should become law, I'm sure that the court will keep a very tight reign on what gets televised to protect the privacy of those before the court.
I think it's a good change, but we'll see what happens.
Would you have really not wanted to see the Watergate hearings?
As for the media using "clips," you can do that with transcripts with too. When I read or listen to reports on the SCOTUS, they repeat very small parts of what was said, for effect. That already happens and it has not destroyed the court as far as I can tell nor caused great distortion on the public perception of what goes on.
If this should become law, I'm sure that the court will keep a very tight reign on what gets televised to protect the privacy of those before the court.
I think it's a good change, but we'll see what happens.