Democracy in action or ‘C-SPAN gaze'

The cases for and against more cameras in the House chamber

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Social media was ablaze last week as people hungrily consumed C-SPAN’s coverage of Rep. Kevin McCarthy slogging his way to becoming the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Because the House couldn’t approve a rules package without a speaker, the public service channel’s cameras were free to roam the floor, and Americans got to see much more than the often uneventful wide-shot angle of the House floor.

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