If you look at the UK, they vote with pencils - all because there is the remote possibility of replacing a pen with one that has disappearing ink.
lol no. Voting with pencils is because they're cheap, abundant, don't leak, don't smudge when folding the ballot paper. It's recommendation, not a law No nonsense about disappearing ink.
Source: Am from UK and have voted with a pen (blue, black, green and red ink) and a pencil.
Putey's word is worthless, he went back on the nuclear treaty with Ukraine, and he's done so on everything else. Anyone who trusts him at his word is a sucker.
Fox tried pulling this trick during the Jan 6th inquiry, and they ended up just having to broadcast it. Their viewing figures would tank if they didn't have the trial of the century, live and uninterrupted.
If it is not televised, public opinion will be swayed by daily post trial press conferences and interviews. The prosecution will not be doing those, and Trump will have the playing field to himself.
If the trial is televised, this will expose his followers to what is actually going on in the court room, not just the lies Trump is spouting.
While this case will be decided by the Judge, public opinion will be a factor, and it's important to neutralize that aspect as much as possible.
Well, it tells me my rap name is nginx. Cool.