Arrest journalists, hold "public" hearings without journalists

With the other ammendents to the bill of rights being attacked it is no surprise that the first ammendment that includes a free press was attacked yesterday on Capitol Hill at a public hearing on gas facking polution. From HuffPost article

In a stunning break with First Amendment policy, 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.

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.