Because the ruling elite is becoming both more out of touch and more arrogant all the time – from the AP:
The California Assembly this week began enforcing a long-forgotten rule that constrains media coverage of legislative debates by prohibiting audio or video recorders without permission.
The rule requires reporters, television stations and even lawmakers themselves to receive advance permission from the Assembly speaker’s office before recording Assembly sessions…
In the era of TEA Parties, New Media and, most importantly, You Tube, it seems that the Democrats of the California Assembly (and they absolutely dominate that body) would prefer to not have a ready supply of direct quotes on video and audio. Such things make it hard for dimwitted politicians to deny their idiocy – so, better not to have them, at all.
A small matter – and the rule seems to have been suspended because of an uproar – but still very important. Like all collapsing power elites, ours are trying desperately to hold back the tide. They are hiding and hoping we’ll stop coming after them.
Won’t work; not even for a minute.
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