Kyl uses armed guard to bar media from his public office

It's getting a little far down the list of posts at the AZ Rep's Plugged In, so I almost missed this one, but I'm glad I read down the list...

From Plugged In -

The scene was Kyl's central Phoenix office. That's where a dozen of so media members gathered for the promised handoff of a letter - signed by 26 GOP legislators and 302 elected officials, party dignitaries and regular citizens - from Sen. Karen Johnson, R-Mesa, to Kyl's staff (Kyl was not on site).

The letter was in opposition to Kyl's immigration bill, an issue that has generated emotional debate on all sides.

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Just one problem: An armed security guard posted at Kyl's door barred reporters from entereing the office. So The Insider and others were left to mouth-read through a set of glass doors.

Most of the comments on the Rep's website ignore the 'armed guard denying media access to a public office' aspect of the piece to focus on criticizing Kyl for not being tough enough on immigrants.

Nary a word, either from the commenters or from Kyl's office, about the Senator's continuing disregard and contempt for one of the founding principles of our country - open and accessible government.

I said it last September, and I say it now - Jon Kyl is the most dangerous man in the Senate because of his work toward an imperial, secretive, government.