the next two candidates in the next presidential election. the republican party says they are done, they are not doing that anymore. because whether or not the republican party s presidential candidate next time around is going to be donald trump, the party itself has decided this year that they can never abide by the fact that it is reported to ask questions at presidential debates. and therefore, there will be no presidential debates in 2024. it s a remarkable decision. and it is on the basis of the fact that the press is involved in asking the questions. the republican party can no longer abide by that. it is less controversial, and has received way less attention than that. but in republican-controlled states this year, we have seen a whole rash of moves and restrictions put in place, that ban reporters from covering state governments, from covering state legislatures. and utah, in kansas, in iowa. when they decide to ban reporters from the iowa legislature this year broke what was
and therefore, there will be no presidential debates in 2024. it s a remarkable decision. and it is on the basis of the fact that the press is involved in asking the questions. the republican party can no longer abide by that. it is less controversial, and has received way less attention than that. but in republican-controlled states this year, we have seen a whole rash of moves and restrictions put in place, that ban reporters from covering state governments, from covering state legislatures. and utah, in kansas, in iowa. when they decide to ban reporters from the iowa legislature this year broke what was otherwise a 140 or unbroken tradition. for 140 years it worked have reporters they are asking legislators questions. this year, with this republican party, in a league works. reporters are banned. last fall, the republican governor of missouri, mike parson, asked law enforcement to pursue charges against a local reporter in missouri, because that reporter reported
in asking the questions. republican party can no longer abide by that. it s less controversial and received less attention than that but in republican-controlled states this year, we ve seen a whole rash of new rule, new restrictions put in place, that ban reporters from covering state governments, from covering state legislatures. in utah, in kansas, in iowa, when they decided to ban reporters from the iowa legislature this year, it broke what was otherwise a 140-year unbroken tradition. for 140 years, it worked to have reporters in there asking legislators questions. this year, with this republican party, that no longer works. reporters are banned. last fall, the republican governor of missouri, mike parson asked state law enforcement to pursue criminal charges against a local reporter in missouri because that reporter reported accurately on a security flaw in the state s computer systems. the governor actually got state