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Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should cameras be allowed in every government proceeding that the public has a right to attend? Today Michael makes the case for a “Smerconish Sunshine Rule”: if citizens are legally entitled to watch their government conduct public business, cameras should be allowed to watch too. With C-SPAN simulcasting his SiriusXM program this week, he looks at nearly 50 years of government television and asks why the same transparency shouldn’t extend from school boards and courtrooms to the Supreme Court. But Sarah Isgur offers a sharp counterargument: cameras can encourage grandstanding, viral soundbites, and political performance instead of serious deliberation. Where should transparency end? Listen here, vote there! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
