Back around 2010....the German Bundestag (their Congress) had this remarkable event come up....some guy walked up to the podium and delivered a speech with the text....written off on a tab (the handheld laptop). At the time....it was a shock, but it was not forbidden. After the little episode....they had a discussion about this and determined that it wasn't something that they wanted to forbid.
This past week....the Bundestag President....Wolfgang Schäuble....triggered a bit of debate over the problem of Tweeter comments being made while sitting in session. He offered up a reminder that the use of handheld laptops, smart-phones, etc.....should only be in 'reserve' use, and not actively used in sessions.
A rule to forbid Tweeter commenting? No, there is no such rule in place and it's hard to see how you'd make the rule.
If you watch German video of Bundestag sessions....it's obvious that just about everyone is using Blackberry devices or Smart-Phones....to communicate while sessions are underway.
Stopping Tweeter commenting? I doubt if they can make this happen now....the Pandoras Box has already been opened.
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