House GOP Wants to Make It Harder for Members to Livestream and Take Photos From the House Floor

"Decorum" vs. Democracy.

When Republicans cut C-SPAN’s feed to the House after House Democrats staged a sit-in to protest Republicans’ refusal to bring proposed gun control measures to the floor for a vote, the protest was livestreamed. Through members’ Periscope and Facebook accounts, the public was able to watch the over 25-hour-long protest.

A new policy proposal introduced by House Republicans would make livestreaming and taking photos from the floor a lot harder in the future, or at least more expensive.

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