It’s just a matter of time before Congress succumbs to The Pressure and permits live television coverage of floor proceedings. Forty-five state legislatures now allow at least partial coverage, and the results, by most accounts, have been positive (i.e., there have been no known political fatalities). A few diehards on the Hill, self-described statesmen, vow to defend the traditional order, but their opponents, young and telegenic folk, say this is because the “statesmen” are no good on the tube.
An educated guess is that the cameras will arrive sometime next year. And another guess, this one merely visceral, is that both congressional players and the voter-viewer at home will be surprised at the results. Opening the faucet of speculation, then, we foresee the following changes:
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