Scott Johnson goes on at what must be called… tedious length — about the supposedly unfair “media exclusion / access” rules he was allegedly subjected to some years ago in Minneapolis by what he styles as Democratic office-holders.

He ultimately survived a motion to dismiss… so, I guess he has a point, there — that is, I agree that state and local press gaggles should be open to all credentialed media representatives, regardless of supposed political views.

The reason I write though — and it continues to this very morning — is that Florida Gov. DeSantis (the Powerline boys new “favorite” GOP primary candidate for the 2024 nomination)… does this exactly, to all press representatives he’s labeled as “Democrats”.

DeSantis almost always holds his political press conferences as closed door events, even inside state facilities, during the regular work week / working hours of the state government.

He almost always uses state police and security guards to bar the door at these events, and checks IDs of all that get admitted — unsurprisingly, they are all GOP operatives.

Yet Powerline hasn’t sought a TRO, or even so much as whispered / whimpered… about that glaring violation of the free press / first amendment rights… in Florida.

A puzzlement, indeed, boys.

Out.