The Gravel For 4/2/14: Why Isn't The Supreme Court Televised
After today's latest monarchial, affluent, and elitist ruling by the John Roberts Corporate Court, allowing the Kochs and Adelsons of the world to spread their already toxic influence on American governing, it is once again salient to bring up this question I always ask: Why isn't the Supreme Court televised? I mean, seriously, this is something in 2014 that should long never be a question, but will continue to be for what I fear will be forever. Television hasn't stopped nutty Republicans (with the help of sellout and willing Democrats capitulating pure democratic principles) from awful ideas and bills passed in Congress, and you can't see lawmakers every steps no matter how much transparency was thrown during the Obama first campaign. But just imagine if there was no C-SPAN given to at least provide some visual evidence for how our public officials were either screwing us or actually fighting for our causes as general collective? It's the 35th anniv...