"This is very disconcerting" (press access to Senators at the Capitol)

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

[riversedge]

1. Whow--this is so wrong!

[dchill]

2. The questions must be getting better.

Or the answers worse.

[The Blue Flower]

3. This a continuing assault on democracy by the agent of a hostile government

The war on the people is in full swing today. Please call your senators re: stopping passage of the AHCA. "The abomination that causes desolation."

[hedda_foil]

4. Not just the consent of the Member but also approval of the Rules Committee.

This is how the dictatorship can clamp down on Dems and the press.

[demmiblue]

14. Hmmm...members of the Senate Rules Committee:

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[hedda_foil]

25. Why have you highlighted Angus King? Because he's an independent? He caucuses and votes with Dems.

I can't think of any other reason so please help me out?

[demmiblue]

26. The image is from Wikipedia, and yes it is because he caucuses with Dems.

[hedda_foil]

29. Thanks! 😊

[justiceischeap]

5. If I were a reporter I'd print a copy of the 1st Amendment

and have it on hand. Then when I was kicked out of the capital, I'd find an attorney and sue their asses.

[gratuitous]

6. My, my!

Will the presstitutes put up with this, too? They've been so supine for the last 15 years when it comes to challenging things like the USA PATRIOT Act, the rationale for invading and occupying Iraq, the financial meltdown of 2008, the serial fiscal cliff crises forced by Congress during the Obama administration, and the ongoing disaster that is the Trump administration. Are they going to sit still for these restrictions on access to elected officials, as well?

Magic 8 Ball says, "Signs Point to Yes."

[elleng]

7. Democratic senators must speak up LOUD and CLEAR about this NOW.

[demmiblue]

12. I am hoping to hear the behind the scenes take on this one from our Dems.

This is just shite.

[demmiblue]

13. Chris Murphy has tweeted:

Link to tweet

[FlightRN]

8. Disconcerting

is an understatement. The conditions listed are extreme (and to use Trumps favorite word) Obstructionist in nature. Shitting all over our Constitution once again.

[demmiblue]

9. Here is the original Tweet:

Link to tweet

Kasie Hunt is an NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent, so this is legit.

[Scarsdale]

42. Little Johnny McCain

would be upset, since he LOVES getting on TV. Maybe he prefers to stay off camera now, since his wife just got a job with the tRump administration??

[dhill926]

10. the rush to fascism, totalitarianism, or whateverism....

is getting quicker and quicker. How many lines in the sand do we need...

[karynnj]

11. Really ironic for an administration including Breitbart people, who made ambush tapes

and then edited them dishonestly.

I hope the media fights back.

[bresue]

15. Thank you for alerting...I have been retweeting a lot to get the issue out there.

News media has not discussed yet that I have heard.

[spanone]

16. well, the people might actually find out what these fuckers are up to

[demmiblue]

20. Ditching town halls and restricting access to the PEOPLE'S house. Cowards.

[demmiblue]

22. BTW, you and Claire McCaskill are on the same page!

Link to tweet

[spanone]

23. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[demmiblue]

17. Kamala Harris responds:

Link to tweet

[Nevernose]

18. The right to petition the government for redress of grievances...

Not to mention the whole "free press" thing. Also not to mention the free speech rights of senators themselves.

[demmiblue]

19. Amy Klobuchar responds:

Link to tweet

[demmiblue]

21. What happened per Kasie Hunt:

Link to tweet

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[boston bean]

24. they need to do it and let capitol police remove them..

[RKP5637]

27. A fascist dictatorship!!! n/t

[demmiblue]

30. Sen. Graham thinks that restricting the press is not that big of a deal:

Link to tweet

[RKP5637]

31. Yep, I'm sure he would love to operate in a secret dictatorial gov. n/t

[Caliman73]

38. Asshat!!

Freedom of the Press is a pretty big deal, as is freedom of speech. The founders, who these clowns seem to revere (sarcasm), thought it was important enough to make it the first in the list of amendments to the Constitution in order to get the thing ratified.

As the Republicans often say when trying to increase the government's ability to spy on us, "If you have nothing to hide, then you shouldn't worry about it" Right?

[furtheradu]

28. Outrageous & un-American.

Glad some Dems & SOME media are raising hell.

[riversedge]

32. msnbc said the GOP did it. I just caught the end of the report, so do not know anything else.

[demmiblue]

34. This is getting strange:

Link to tweet

Someone okayed this.

[Stinky The Clown]

33. Power consolidation one tiny thing at a time

These people are DANGEROUS. They know they can't win honestly so they cheat and lie every step of the way about everything and anything.

[Mr. Sparkle]

35. The Health care bill must be close to completion. n/t

[WinkyDink]

36. All Democratic Senators must DEFY AND RESIST! Talk in every hallway!!

[elleng]

37. Senate Rules Chair: No New Restrictions For On-Camera Interviews With Senators

'Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), chair of the Senate Rules Committee, on Tuesday said the panel has not imposed new restrictions on reporters conducting on-camera interviews with senators, despite reports that new barriers were put in place.

“The Rules Committee has made no changes to the existing rules governing press coverage on the Senate side of the Capitol complex,” Shelby said in a statement.

He said the committee “has been working with the various galleries to ensure compliance with existing rules in an effort to help provide a safe environment” but has not imposed new guidelines.

Reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday said they were informed of significant new restrictions for on-camera interviews conducted with senators.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/capitol-reporters-new-restrictions-senate-interviews

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141798337

[demmiblue]

39. Thanks.

[elleng]

40. You're welcome, demmiblue.

[Roland99]

41. How is this not an assault on a free press??