Charles Lindbergh is the reason the U.S. doesn't have cameras in the courtroom

Re:Charles Lindbergh is the reason the U.S. doesn't have cam... by cameldrv on Saturday October 17, 2020 @02:00AM (#24807746)

It provides pure insight into what happens on the floor. Therefore substantive business does not happen on the floor anymore. The floor is now a stage, and what happens is theater. All real business happens in private meetings and conversations, and those meetings are overwhelmingly segregated by party, hence the increasing polarization, because members from opposing parties rarely have personal relationships anymore.

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Re:Charles Lindbergh is the reason the U.S. doesn't have cam... by runawaybottle on Saturday October 17, 2020 @03:03AM (#24808006)

And to add to this, the only thing that’s going to get you to pure insight is if you literally read these bills and proposals line by line and identify what interests or platforms are being pushed. Who amongst us does this? Desperately need annotated cliff notes for congressional bills, as the current media has a symbiotic relationship with the party spin narratives and cannot give anything other than the dramatic non-substantive take on matters.

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Re:Charles Lindbergh is the reason the U.S. doesn't have cam... by Der_Einzige on Saturday October 17, 2020 @09:11AM (#24809708)

Check out C-SPANs website. They have a neat bill tracker which makes understanding the debates between legislatures easier.

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