C-SPAN is asking the Supreme Court to drop its ban on cameras in the courtroom when it hears arguments over President Obama's healthcare reform law.
The high court has scheduled five and a half hours of oral arguments in the healthcare case, the longest hearing in decades. The lengthy hearing serves to underscore what's at stake as the Obama administration braces for the possibility that its signature domestic achievement could be ruled unconstitutional just months before the 2012 election.
Not going to happen anytime soon, but wouldn't it be wonderful to have the TV cameras rolling for the oral arguments in all the court's cases? Not only would it be a great educational aid for the citizenry; it might also encourage action in some of the states more reluctant to televise court proceedings, not to mention any by name, of course.
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I'd give this one a 93, Dick. It's got a beat; you can dance to it.
It seems silly to have judicial candidates on the ballot, as we do in most states, and then do everything we can to keep the citizens from knowing what happens in court.
C-Span has terrible ratings, but at least it's there. I'd like to see every courtroom in America, even Mayor's Courts and Justices of the Peace, streaming live 24/7 to the web. Sunlight sanitizes.