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Proceedings of the Supreme Court, long kept out of the view of most Americans, would be televised under a bipartisan bill approved on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Justices have long opposed TV cameras in their courtroom, saying they would be disruptive. But backers say such coverage would help provide public scrutiny.
On a vote of 11-7, the Judiciary Committee sent the measure to the full Senate for consideration. A similar bill was approved by the committee last year but failed to become law.
The bill would require TV coverage of all of the court's open sessions, unless the justices decide by a majority vote that it would violate due process rights of those before the panel.
Senate panel approves bill to televise high court - Yahoo! News
Would you support this being made into law? Should we be able to watch open SCOTUS sessions?
Senate panel approves bill to televise high court - Yahoo! News
Would you support this being made into law? Should we be able to watch open SCOTUS sessions?
Not only should it be televised they should also have to state on televisions exactly how and why something violates or does not violate the US constition and what founding documents lead them to their conclusions.
Umm, they do that when they issue their rulings ...
Not only should it be televised they should also have to state on televisions exactly how and why something violates or does not violate the US constition and what founding documents lead them to their conclusions.
I could see how it could cause problems. Honestly, though, as someone who has read Supreme Court decisions, I have to say I doubt many people would watch either way. They tend to be rather long and dry reading. As James's post above, trust me they go into great detail when it comes to how they make their decisions. Even Justices who I disagree with usually make compelling arguments.
Senate panel approves bill to televise high court - Yahoo! News
Would you support this being made into law? Should we be able to watch open SCOTUS sessions?
I could see how it could cause problems. Honestly, though, as someone who has read Supreme Court decisions, I have to say I doubt many people would watch either way. They tend to be rather long and dry reading. As James's post above, trust me they go into great detail when it comes to how they make their decisions. Even Justices who I disagree with usually make compelling arguments.
You may very well be right. I don't see what good could come from this, but I do see several problems.I would make the argument that one reason why their arguments remain compelling and why their decisions are rather long and dry is because of the lack of televised sessions.
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