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luckyleftyme2

(3,880 posts)
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 09:47 AM Feb 2012

why they will stay 38% or less


you often hear that the right wants to make the government more transparent(ha ha)
but we all know there actions speak how they really operate!

WASHINGTON -- In a stunning break with First Amendment policy on Capitol Hill, House Republicans directed Capitol Hill police to detain a highly regarded documentary crew that was attempting to film a Wednesday hearing on a controversial natural gas procurement practice. Republicans also denied the entrance of a credentialed ABC News news team that was attempting to film the event.

Josh Fox, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Gasland" was taken into custody by Capitol Hill police this morning, along with his crew, after Republicans objected to their presence, according to Democratic sources present at the hearing. The meeting of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment had been taking place in room 2318 of the Rayburn building. Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.), the ranking Democrat on the committee, is currently seeking to secure a procedural maneuver that would allow the detained film crew to re-enter the hearing, which is open to the public. Miller's motion is not expected to succeed.

Approximately 16 officers entered the hearing room and handcuffed Fox amid audible discussions of "disorderly conduct" charges, according to Democratic sources present at the arrest.
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you call this a typical backroom operation! that they are noted for!
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why they will stay 38% or less (Original Post) luckyleftyme2 Feb 2012 OP
Why is this in the Maine section and not General Discussion? n/t MaineDem Feb 2012 #1
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