GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
ASSEMBLY. UM THANK YOU WERE
WAITING FOR QUORUM. MR. LACKEY
AND I ARE ON THE ON TIME CAUCUS
AND WE'RE HERE, SO WE'RE WAITING
FOR OTHER MEMBERS TO GET HERE.
WE HAVE THREE ITEMS. UM BUT
BEFORE THAT, I MUST READ THE
FOLLOWING ALL WITNESS TESTIMONY
WILL BE IN PERSON. THERE WILL BE
NO PHONE TESTIMONY OPTION FOR
THIS HEARING. YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE ASSEMBLY DOT CA.GOV.
BACKSLASH COMMITTEES. YOU WILL
BE HEARING MEASURES AND SIGN IN
ORDER. WE APPRECIATE YOUR
PATIENTS. UH, MAIN WITNESSES
WILL HAVE A COMBINED TIME OF
FIVE MINUTES PER SIDE, INCLUDING
AUTHORS. AND SO EXCEPT FOR WE
HAVE WHAT HAVE BEEN THE SALLY
FOR S. J. R. WAIT, NO. WHICH ONE
YOU WANT TO DO? FIRST? THE S J
R. YOU AND I AND THEN I THINK
YOU MEAN THE S? J. R. SEVEN
HOURS. IT'S WHETHER OR NOT I
COME DOWN THERE AND WE PRESENT
TOGETHER ORGAN IT, UM I FEEL
LAZY TODAY, SO I'LL STAY UP
HERE. OKAY YOU MAY HAVE A SEAT
SEVEN FIRST. THANK YOU.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU
. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. A RECENT REPORT FROM ATTORNEY
GENERAL ROB BONTA OFFICE STATED
THAT IF THE FIREARM MORTALITY
RATE IN THE REST OF THE UNITED
STATES HAD MATCHED CALIFORNIANS
BETWEEN 2013 AND 2022, THERE
WOULD HAVE BEEN NEARLY 140,000
FEWER FIREARM RELATED DEATHS
NATIONWIDE AND THAT DECADE
ALONE. CLEARLY CALIFORNIA HAS
BEEN LEADING ON HOW TO REDUCE
GUN DEATHS, BUT OUR WORK AND OUR
LIVES ARE NOW AT RISK THE 2022
SUPREME COURT DECISION IN THE
BREWING CASE LIMITS OUR ABILITY
TO ENACT REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS
ON PUBLIC CARRY OF FIREARMS AND
IMPACTS OUR ABILITY TO ENFORCE
AND MAINTAIN EXISTING GUN LAWS.
I SUPPORT THE SECOND AMENDMENT
AND AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO
BEAR ARMS, BUT OF THE SUPREME
COURT IS GOING TO DRAMATICALLY
EXPAND THE RIGHT TO BUY OAN AND
CARRY FIREARMS. WE DESERVE ALSO
TO HAVE BASIC SAFEGUARDS TO
PROTECT US AGAINST THE VIOLENCE
THEY CAN CAUSE TO THAT END, I
BELIEVE IN THE BALANCE PROVIDED
BY THE FOUR COMMON SENSE
REGULATIONS IN THIS RESOLUTION.
RECENT POLLS SHOW A MAJORITY OF
AMERICANS ACROSS THE POLITICAL
SPECTRUM, INCLUDING GUN OWNERS.
SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION THAT
CALLS FOR A LIMITED
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO
ENACT THESE REGULATIONS IN THE
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, AND
IT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY DRAFTED TO
BE NULLIFIED. SHOULD THE SCOPE
OF THE CONVENTION GO BEYOND THE
SPECIFIED MEASURES. WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR CALIFORNIA TO
CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER ON GUN
SAFETY, NOT JUST FOR
CALIFORNIANS, BUT FOR THE
NATION. AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL
JOIN ME IN THIS EFFORT TODAY I'M
JOINED WITH MARRIED. PLOT PLOT
WHO IS HERE TO SHARE HER STORY
AS A SURVIVOR OF GUN VIOLENCE?
UM WE ALSO HAVE AVAILABLE IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WITH ARI
FREILICH FROM THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. I WILL
NOW TURN OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MENTION
ANYTHING AND THEN SO FORTH. YOU
KNOW WHAT? I'LL WAIT TILL THE
END. OKAY WORD. OKAY WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY TO BEGIN, MY NAME
IS MARY DO PLA. I'M GONNA TALK A
LITTLE FAST BECAUSE I HAVE TO
SAY MY NAME IS MARY DEPLOY, AND
I'M A GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVOR. MY
DAUGHTER LORNA CLARK LEFT FOR
COLLEGE NEVER CAME BACK HOME.
LORNA DIED IN 1988 AT AGE 19
AFTER SHE WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY
HER BOYFRIEND AND CHICO,
CALIFORNIA. SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL
, TALENTED YOUNG WOMAN AND
ARTIST AND ACTRESS AND A DANCER.
IN THE YEAR BEFORE HER DEATH.
LORNA WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE
FIRST CALIFORNIA SUMMER SCHOOL
FOR THE ARTS. THERE SHE WAS
RECRUITED BY SEVERAL COLLEGES
AND LORNA CHOSE CHICO STATE. IT
WAS SUCH AN EXCITING TIME FOR
HER. SHE MOVED TO CHICO, BUT SHE
NEVER GOT TO GO ATTEND A SINGLE
CLASS. SHE NEVER GOT TO HAVE A
FAMILY. AND SHE NEVER GOT TO
REACH FOR HER DREAMS. HER LIFE
WAS SENSELESSLY CUT SHORT BY A
GUN. THE LAST TIME I SAW LORNA
IN PERSON WAS HERE AT THE STATE
CAPITOL, WHERE SHE WAS
TESTIFYING BEFORE LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL
FOR THE ARTS, AND HER ART WAS ON
DISPLAY. ON THAT DAY. I GOT MY
LAST HUG FROM MY DAUGHTER. I
WORK TO HONOR MY DAUGHTER AND TO
GIVE GUN VIOLENCE, SURVIVORS,
FAMILIES AND YOUTH OF VOICE AS
THEY FIGHT FOR SAFETY IN
CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA LEADS THE
NATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST GUN
VIOLENCE, YET THERE'S STILL MORE
WORK TO BE DONE. UNDER GOVERNOR
NEWSOM AND THE STATE LEGISLATOR
. LEGISLATURE CALIFORNIA HAS
BECOME A LEADER IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE. GOVERNOR
NEWSOM, SENATOR WAHAB AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JONES SAWYER
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
UNYIELDING COMMITMENT TO ENDING
GUN VIOLENCE IN CALIFORNIA. AND
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CALIFORNIA
GUN SAFETY POLICIES ARE
OVERWHELMINGLY POPULAR AMONGST
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC LAWS TO KEEP
GUNS OUT OF DANGEROUS HANDS AND
KEEP ASSAULT. WEAPONS OFF OUR
STREETS ARE CRITICAL TO SAVING
LIVES. THAT'S WHY WE'VE SEEN
OTHER STATES FROM CALIFORNIA TO
ILLINOIS, TAKING ACTION TO PASS
COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATION TO
ADDRESS THE SAME KINDS OF
POLICIES. GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS
TALKING ABOUT OUR NATION IS A
PATCHWORK OF LAWS AND THE
REALITY IS WE'RE ONLY A SAFE AS
OUR NEIGHBORING STATES.
LAWMAKERS AT EVERY LEVEL OF
GOVERNMENT FROM CONGRESS TO
STATE LEGISLATURES TO CITY
COUNCILS MUST TAKE ACTION TO
SAVE LIVES. I AM TRULY GRATEFUL.
TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL. AND I
ASK YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS
MONUMENTAL GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION. RESOLUTION. RIGHT TO
SAFETY. S R J SEVEN. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND JUST FOR THE
RECORD, WE ARE BEGINNING AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE UNTIL WE GET MORE
MEMBERS TO GET A WARM THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BARTA. UM NOW WE'LL OPEN IT UP
TO ANYONE ELSE HAVE COMMENTS.
NAME AND ORGANIZATION. IS HE
SWIMMING ON BEHALF OF MAYOR
LONDON BREED OF SAN FRANCISCO
AND SUPPORT? THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ANYONE ELSE? WITH ANY
COMMENTS. WE'RE GONNA GO. I'M
SORRY. ANYONE IN COMMENTS FOR
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION IN ABOUT
ONE SECOND. OKAY THERE ANY
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION? NO I'M
IN COMMENTS FOR, UM, CEO STAR
LINKED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. I
THINK IT'S WRONG TO HAVE IT'S
BUT. ACTUALLY IT IS RIGHT TO
HAVE A GUN. BUT IT'S WRONG AT
THE SAME TIME BECAUSE YOU DON'T
WANT TO USE IT TOO MUCH, BECAUSE
THEN IT GETS PEOPLE HURTING. AND
IT HURTS THE ENVIRONMENT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR
COMING TODAY. IF THERE ANYONE
ELSE IN OPPOSITION OR TWEENER OR
JUST WANT TO SAY SOMETHING. YES
MR CHAIR MICHAEL MANDEL HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU, SIR.
ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION. CNN
WILL BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE.
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. MR
LACKEY. YEAH, I'LL SAY MOST OF
MY REMARKS FOR THE FLOOR, BUT I
DO BELIEVE THAT ONCE AGAIN, WE
DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BEHAVIOR
WITH A GUN. BUT FOCUS ON THE
RIGHT TO DEFEND ONESELF, I THINK
IS THE INAPPROPRIATE. APPROACH
TO OUR PROBLEM. I DO AGREE THAT
THERE'S A PROBLEM AND IT'S VERY,
VERY SERIOUS. BUT WHEN WE
DISASSOCIATE BEHAVIOR AND FOCUS
SOLELY ON THE POSSESSION OF THE
GUN, WE'RE MISSING THE MARK. AND
SO I'LL SPEAK TO THIS A LITTLE
FURTHER ON THE FLOOR, BUT I
WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS.
THANK THANK YOU, MR LACKEY.
ANYONE ELSE? UH, YOU MAKE
CLOTHES Ó. MAKE CLOTHES. THANK
YOU. UM WELL, I DO JUST WANT TO
SAY THAT THE UNITED STATES IS
SEEING AN AVERAGE OF ONE MASS
KILLING A WEEK. AND THEY HAVE
BECOME SO COMMONPLACE THAT THE
MEDIA BARELY DOES COVER IT. WE
ALSO KNOW THAT FIREARMS ARE THE
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
NOW I STATED EARLIER THAT I DO
BELIEVE IN THE SECOND AMENDMENT,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE AS
LAWMAKERS DESERVE AND IT IS OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE LAWS
THAT PROTECT MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE, SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK
HER AND I VOTE. THANK YOU. AND
AS A CO AUTHOR I AM. EXTREMELY
PROUD TO NOT ONLY BE A CO AUTHOR
WITH YOU, SENATOR WAHAHA, BUT I
THINK WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF OUR
GOVERNOR. WHO WHO BROUGHT US
BOTH TOGETHER TO MOVE THIS
FORWARD TO START THIS NATIONAL
CONVERSATION. ON FOUR TENANTS.
UM. THAT I BELIEVE, AND I THINK
YOU BELIEVE THAT MOST AMERICANS
WOULD AGREE AS SENSIBLE. UM.
LAWS THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE. HELP
OUR WITNESS. PREVENT FURTHER
CATASTROPHES THAT HAVE BEEN
GOING ON. I THINK IT'S JUST SO
IMPORTANT. AS YOU MENTIONED.
EARLIER THAT THIS DOES NOT
INHIBIT OR HARM TO SECOND
AMENDMENT. THERE IS. WHEN YOU
READ THE SECOND AMENDMENT, UH,
TALKS ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO HAVE
RULES AND REGULATIONS, SO WE'RE
NOT JUST DOING THIS, UM AT WILL,
UM I JUST REMEMBER READING.
ABOUT WIDER GOING TO JOBS CITY
EVERYBODY HAD A GUN. EVERYBODY
WAS SHOOTING. AND HE'S TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW YOU BRING IT. IT
WAS LAWLESS. JUST OUT OF
CONTROL. HE'S TRYING TO COME UP
WITH A WAY. Tð MAKE SURE THAT
INNOCENT PEOPLE I WOULDN'T GET
HURT. AND SO HE DIDN'T. TAKE
PEOPLE'S WEAPONS AWAY FROM A
PERMANENTLY HE JUST SAID WHILE
YOU'RE IN TOWN. COULD YOU JUST
HOLSTER YOUR GUN AND LEAVING
HERE? IN THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
AND WHEN YOU LEAVE YOU CAN COME
AND GET IT AND GO AWAY. AND
CRIME WENT DOWN. DRAMATICALLY.
MURDERS WENT DOWN DRAMATICALLY.
UM AND I THINK. THAT'S KIND OF
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. HOW DO
WE WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT
INDIVIDUALS. ESPECIALLY
INDIVIDUALS WHO STARTED OUT
BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
MASS MURDERERS IF WE LOOK AT
THEIR THEIR HISTORY MANY OF THEM
STARTED OUT. AS LAW ABIDING
CITIZEN. IF NOT ALL OF THEM. AND
THESE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS. IF
WE MAY HAVE HAD SOME OF THESE IN
PLACE, WE MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
PICK UP THAT THERE WERE SOME
ISSUES. THAT WE NEEDED TO
ADDRESS. BEFORE WE ISSUE THEM.
UM LAWFULLY ISSUED THEM, UM,
WEAPONS AND FIREARMS. AND SO
IT'S I THINK IT'S AN IT'S IN
THAT VEIN THAT WE'RE NOT TRYING
TO STOP. PEOPLE FROM EXERCISING
THEIR SECOND AMENDMENT, RIGHT?
WHICH TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT'S DONE IN A WAY AND
EVERYTHING. AND THEN LASTLY,
THERE WAS A DISCUSSION EVEN
YESTERDAY ON MY FLOOR. WHICH HAS
BEEN HOTLY DEBATED ON THIS
FLOOR. ABOUT UM CONCEALED
CARRYING. WHERE IT WAS MENTIONED
FROM THE OTHER SIDE. THERE MAY
HAVE BEEN JUST ONE CONCEALED
CARRY. VIOLATION OR INCIDENT.
ONE. I WOULD ATTRIBUTE IT TO THE
FACT THAT WE PROBABLY HAD THE
BEST. CONCEALED WEAPONS
REGULATIONS HAVING LAW
ENFORCEMENT AS PARTNERS. TO MAKE
SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO DO CARRY
CONCEALED WEAPONS ARE THE RIGHT
PEOPLE. AND WE DON'T GIVE THEM
THE CRIMINALS. WE DON'T GIVE
THEM THE PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE
SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS, AND
I THINK THAT THAT IS PROOF. THAT
A LAW LIKE THAT CAN WORK TO KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE. AND SO WITH THAT IN
MIND NOT ONLY HAVE I SIGNED ON
HIS CO AUTHOR, BUT HOPEFULLY WE
CAN GET THIS MESSAGE OUT.
EVERYONE ELSE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
REALLY TRYING TO DO. YES, I'M
MAKE PEOPLE SAFE IS ABOUT TO SAY
THAT THANK YOU. WITH THAT CHAIRS
RECOMMEND. I DON'T HAVE A QUORUM
YET. I DO WANT TO WHO AM I
MISSING? 12345 OKAY, LET'S LET'S
GO AHEAD AND, UH, TAKE ROLL.
JOHN SAWYER. HERE. ELONIS.
BONTA. BRIAN BLACKIE. ORTEGA.
SANTIAGO. ZABAR. OKAY CHERISH
RECOMMENDING I BUT CALLED THE
ROLE IN A MOTION. I'M SORRY.
NEED A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION
THE SECOND CALL THE ROLL. STR
SEVEN BY SENATOR WUHAN THE
MOTION IS TO BE ADOPTED JOAN
SAWYER I ALANIS. BONTA. AYE.
BRIAN BLACKIE. ORTEGA. SANTIAGO.
RUBBER. MEASURES DON'T CALL. WE
NEED SOME MORE. THANK YOU TO
COME HERE BUT NOW TAKE UP A J. R
EIGHT. UH DAILY, AND WE'RE GONNA
ALLOW MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE.
FROM THE RED CARPET. UH THE
CHAIR OF SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY TO
ALSO THANK YOU COMMENTS.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR. WOULD
YOU LIKE ME TO BEGIN? YES
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY TO BEGIN.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE TODAY. I'M HERE
TO PRESENT A G A. R EIGHT, WHICH
CALLS ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO HER FRAME FROM REAUTHORIZING
SECTION 702 OF THE FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT.
THIS ACT ALLOWS FOR THE
GOVERNMENT TO GATHER AND USE
INFORMATION WITHOUT A WARRANT,
WHICH IS THEN USED TO PROSECUTE
AND INCARCERATE INDIVIDUALS. AND
IN A LOT OF CASES, AMERICANS
SECTION, 702 IS SOLD TO THE
PUBLIC AS A TOOL TO COMBAT
TERRORISM DESIGNED FOR
SURVEILLANCE OF FOREIGN
INDIVIDUALS THAT POSSESS FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION. THE
TERM IS SO VAGUE. IT HAS BEEN
INTERPRETED BROADLY, RESULTING
IN MASS SURVEILLANCE OF ANY
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO HAS CONTACT
WITH ANY FOREIGNER. SINCE 9 11
MUSLIMS HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY TARGETED. BY
SECTION, 702 AND MULTIPLE COURT
CASES HAVE CONCLUDED THESE
WARRANTLESS SEARCHES WERE IN
FACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL. IN FACT,
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS
A TRACK RECORD OF MISUSING
SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIES TO
TARGET MARGINALIZED GROUPS,
POLITICAL DISSIDENTS, POLITICAL
CANDIDATES AND ACTIVISTS IN THE
PAST, SUCH AS DR MARTIN LUTHER
KING JR AND CESAR CHAVEZ. THE
INFORMATION OBTAINED BY SECTION
702 IS STORED IN A DATABASE FOR
YEARS. AND IN SOME CASES
INDEFINITELY. WHERE THE FBI, CIA
AND NSA ROUTINELY SEARCHED
THROUGH THEM TO GAIN INFORMATION
. AMERICAN CITIZENS, THEY
LITERALLY RUMMAGED THROUGH THIS
ANYTIME THEY WANT. THE FOURTH
AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION PROHIBITS
UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND
SEIZURES AND GENERALLY REQUIRES
A WARRANT, UH TO BE ISSUED UPON
PROBABLE CAUSE ONLY. SECTION 702
IS A DIRECT ATTACK ON OUR FOURTH
AMENDMENT. AND WAS CREATED
SPECIFICALLY TO BYPASS
TRADITIONAL JUDICIAL SAFEGUARDS.
AND IT RECENTLY UNCLASSIFIED
COURT RULING. IT WAS FOUND THAT
BETWEEN 2020 2021, THE FBI
MISUSED THEIR SURVEILLANCE
CAPABILITIES BY MORE THAN
278,000 TIMES. THAT NUMBER ISN'T
SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION THAT'S
JUST FOR THAT ONE YEAR. THE
GOVERNMENT USES SECTION 702 FOR
DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE UNDER THE
GUISE OF PROACTIVELY PREVENTING
NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS.
ALLOWING FOR WARRANTLESS
COLLECTION OF AMERICAN CITIZEN
INFORMATION. THIS HAS BEEN USED
TO MONITOR AND TRACK AMERICANS.
AND STRIPS CITIZENS OF THEIR
RIGHT TO PRIVACY. A GR EIGHT
SIMPLY URGES THE U. S.
GOVERNMENT CONGRESS TO REFRAIN
FROM REAUTHORIZING IT'S UP FOR
ITS EXPIRING THIS YEAR. SO
UNLESS CONGRESS AFFIRMATIVELY
REAUTHORIZES IT, IT WILL EXPIRE
BY DEFAULT. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING
TODAY IS A IS A RESOLUTION
IMPLORING CONGRESS TO NOT
REAUTHORIZE IT. THIS RESOLUTION
HAS NO OPPOSITION. IT IS
SUPPORTED BY, UH, COUNCIL ON
AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS IS
SUPPORTED BY OAKLAND PRIVACY AND
WE WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE LU█N DRAFTING THE LANGUAGE
OF THE BILL. PRESENTING WITH ME
TODAY. SENATOR WAHABI, CHAIR OF
THE SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, WHO IS ALSO A
PRINCIPAL CO AUTHOR OF A J R
EIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU
. THE FOURTH AMENDMENT
GUARANTEES ALL AMERICANS THE
RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM
UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND
SEIZURES. WE HAVE PROTOCOLS THAT
THE GOVERNMENT AGENTS MUST
FOLLOW TO ACCESS OR EMAILS,
TEXTS OR EVEN SOCIAL MEDIA
DIRECT MESSAGES. IF THE
GOVERNMENT WANTS TO LOOK AT OUR
PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS, THEY
NEED A WARRANT, PLAIN AND SIMPLE
SECTION 702 OF THE FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE
SURVEILLANCE ACT HAS ERODED
THOSE PROTOCOLS AND GOVERNMENT
TRUST. AT THE TIME WHEN THIS WAS
ENACTED, WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE
WERE LOOKING TO BE AT WAR AND
OBVIOUSLY NEEDED MORE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION. HOWEVER 22 YEARS
LATER, WE NEED TO KIND OF CLOSE
THESE LOOPHOLES WHILE SECTION
702 WAS INTENDED TO BE USED FOR
COUNTERTERRORISM PURPOSES, IT
SLOWLY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO CAST
A MUCH WIDER NET. TODAY,
ORDINARY AMERICANS ARE BEING
SURVEILLED. ON A MASSIVE SCALE
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SECTION 70
TO OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE
BEING VIOLATED BECAUSE OF
SECTION 70 TO THE PROTESTS OF
THE SUMMER OF 2020. EVEN THE
GROUNDSWELL OF LABOR EFFORTS OF
THIS SUMMER ARE BEING SUBJECTED
TO ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL
SURVEILLANCE. CONGRESS HAS THE
POWER TO STOP OR EVEN END
SECTION 702 AND A GR EIGHT WOULD
CALL ON CONGRESS TO REQUIRE
AGENCIES TO OBTAIN A WARRANT
BEFORE SEARCHING INFORMATION
FROM AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS.
THIS IS A BIPARTISAN ISSUE, AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE? WHAT IN
FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION WOULD
LIKE TO COMMENT IN THE ROOM.
SEEING NONE. IS THERE ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION? TO A J. R EIGHT.
SEEN NONE. BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE FOR COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. YEAH. MOTION. HAVE A
SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND
BIPARTISAN THANK YOU. AND WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR QUESTIONS. WERE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEN
NONE. YOU MAY CLOSE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I JUST WANT
TO CLOSE FROM A PERSONAL CONTEXT
. I THINK WE LOOK HISTORICALLY.
IN AMERICA WHEN PEOPLE HAVE FEAR
THEY OFTEN WANT TO CLAMP DOWN
AND ERODE SOME OF OUR CIVIL
LIBERTIES. I JUST THINK THAT'S
WRONG. IT WAS WRONG WHEN IT
HAPPENED TO JAPANESE AMERICANS
AFTER WORLD WAR TWO AND IT WAS
WRONG WHEN IT HAPPENED TO MUSLIM
AMERICANS AFTER 2011 I CAN
REMEMBER THE DAY AFTER 9 11,
WHERE INSTANTLY. I MEAN, ALMOST
SPEAK FOR ANYONE ELSE BUT ME
MYSELF WAS AUTOMATICALLY LOOKED
AT WITH SUSPICION WHETHER IT WAS
AT SCHOOL OR ANYWHERE ELSE JUST
BECAUSE OF WHO I WAS AND SO
HAVING THE GOVERNMENT VIEW
PARTICULAR PEOPLE WITH THE LENS
OF SUSPICION IS IT'S NOT ONLY
WRONG. IT'S UN AMERICAN. AND SO
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE
INTENTIONS ARE, WE JUST CANNOT
HAVE THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS THAT
EXPOSED PEOPLE TO A TWO
STANDARD. YOU HEAR OF JUSTICE?
WHERE IF YOU'RE ONE GROUP OF
SOCIETY, YOU GET INSTANTLY
TARGETED SEARCHED YOU ALL YOUR
EMAILS AND STUFF ARE LOOKED AT
AND THEY LOOK FOR ANY LITTLE
EXCUSE TO TARGET YOU AND
PROSECUTE YOU. AND I KNOW THIS
FOR A FACT HAVING BEEN A FORMER
PROSECUTOR, LEBANESE MEN OF
MUSLIM DESCENT ARE OF GREAT
INTEREST TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. SO IT IS PERSONAL
FOR ME, AND I THINK I'M GRATEFUL
THAT THIS IS BIPARTISAN AND WE
CAN SEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO OUR
TO OUR FELLOW ELECTED IN
CONGRESS. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
SENATOR DID YOU RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE? THANK YOU. UM JUST
JUST, UH. JUST CLARITY BECAUSE I
ALWAYS LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
CLARITY HERE IN THE COMMITTEE.
UM DURING MARTIN LUTHER KING'S
TÌM. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS A
FIGHTER. AS WE SAID IT BEFORE,
BUT IT WASN'T J E H RULES. UM J.
EDGAR HOOVER MHM. HONESTLY.
ACCUSED MARTIN LUTHER KING OF
BEING A COMMUNIST, AND
SUBSEQUENTLY DID THE SAME THING
WENT AFTER HIM. BUGGED HIM DID A
WHOLE LOT OF THINGS THAT MADE A
LOT OF FALSE COMMENTS ABOUT HIM
TO THINK SO. I'M IN SYMPATHY. I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE.
WE LINKED UP OUR TIMELINES
TOGETHER SO THAT WE WE'RE
TALKING APPLES TO APPLES. SO
WITH THAT WE HAVE FIRST AND THE
SECOND CALLED ROLE. A. J. R
EIGHT BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SALLY'S. THE MOTION IS TO BE
ADOPTED. JOHN SAWYER. JOHN SORRY
I ELONIS ELONIS BONTA. BONTA BY
BRIAN BLACKIE. LACKING, NOT
VOTING, ORTEGA ORTEGA I
SANTIAGO. ZIPPER. THAT MEASURES
ON CALL. THANK THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU GUYS.
AH! A B 709. MAKIN ER CRIMINAL
HISTORY INFORMATION IS NEXT.
TODAY. MY TREATMENT. I CAN DO
EVERYTHING. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KENNER WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY TO BEGIN. WELCOME
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. GOOD
MORNING. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M
HERE TO PRESENT A B 709 A B 709
ALLOWS FOR A PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
TO PROVIDE A LIST CONTAINING THE
CASE NUMBER AND THE NAMES OF THE
DEFENDANT AND THE PEACE OFFICER
IN ORDER TO FACILITATE AND
EXPEDITE NOTIFIED, NOTIFYING
COUNCIL REPRESENTING OTHER
CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS. WHOSE CASES
MAY INVOLVE TESTIMONY OF EXPORT
TERRERI EVIDENCE OR IMPEACHMENT
EVIDENCE INVOLVING THAT PEACE
OFFICER. OVERALL THIS BILL WITH
A LOT OF PROSECUTORS TO MAKE
BRADY DISCLOSURES IN A MUCH MORE
TIMELY AND EFFICIENT MANNER. I
WILL ALSO ASSIST IT WOULD ALSO
ASSIST PROSECUTORS WITH
EXPEDITING OUR CONSTITUTIONALLY
MANDATED BRADY OBLIGATION. I
HAVE DAN POLICE FELLAS. OH SATO
FROM FROM THE L A D A S OFFICE
WITH ME. TO TESTIFY. WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY, BEGIN. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS.
DANVILLE IS AUTO ON BEHALF OF
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE'RE PLEASED
TO SPONSOR SBC ARE EXCUSE ME, 87
09. AS THE ASSEMBLED WOMAN SAID
87, OR NINE WILL HELP EXPEDITE
AND MAKE ARE REQUIRED. BRADY
NOTIFICATIONS A MORE TIMELY AND
EFFICIENT MANNER WHICH WILL
BENEFIT BOTH THE PROSECUTORS
AND, OF COURSE, THE CRIMINAL
DEFENDANTS. WE ARE OBLIGATED
UNDER THE CONSTITUTION TO NOTIFY
DEFENSE COUNSEL ANYTIME WE
DISCOVER THAT THERE IS POTENTIAL
BRADY INFORMATION. THIS PROCESS
INVOLVED. HUNDREDS OF CASES IN L
. A COUNTY. WE ARE REQUIRED TO
MAKE THOUSANDS OF THESE BROAD
BRADY NOTIFICATIONS EACH YEAR.
IN OUR EXPERIENCE 85 TO 90% OF
THE CASES ARE HANDLED BY THE
PUBLIC DEFENDER OR THE ALTERNATE
PUBLIC DEFENDER. BUT BECAUSE OF
THE MECHANISM THAT WE ARE
REQUIRED TO USE TODAY, IT TAKES
ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 10 MONTHS, ON
AVERAGE FROM THE TIME WE MAKE
OUR BRADY DETERMINATION UNTIL
DEFENSE COUNSELS ARE NOTIFIED.
UNDER 87 OR NINE WE WILL
DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THAT TIME.
IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE
NOTIFICATIONS. AND FOR SOME
DEFENDANTS, THAT WILL BE
INCREDIBLY BENEFICIAL BECAUSE
THERE WILL BE SOME DEFENDANTS.
BASED ON THE BRADY INFORMATION
WHO DESERVE AND WILL BE IF
THEY'RE IN CUSTODY, EITHER
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY IF THEY
HAVE A CASE PENDING. THAT CASE
WILL BE DISMISSED. AH! THAT WILL
BE THE EXCEPTION. BUT IN THOSE
CASES THAT WILL BE VERY
IMPORTANT, AND 87 9 WILL SPEED
THAT UP BY ALMOST A YEAR, WHICH
OBVIOUSLY IS IN SOCIETY'S BEST
INTEREST. AND FOR THAT REASON WE
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY.
THANK YOU. UM ANY OTHERS AND. IN
SUPPORT OF A J R A B 709. SEEN
DONE ANYONE IN OPPOSITION TO A B
709. SEEING NONE. BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. THE
EMOTION AND SECOND. SEEING NO
COMMENTS. YOU MAKE CLOTHES. THIS
BILL HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU IN THE
CHAIR. RECOMMENDING LIFEBOAT.
SECRETARY CALLED ROLE. 87 87 09
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MAKIN ER THE
MOTIONS TO CONCUR AND SENATE
AMENDMENTS JOHN SAWYER SER I
COLONIES I BONTA BONTA. I,
BRIAN. BLACKIE BLACKIE. I ORTEGA
. ORTEGA I SANTIAGO SOBER.
THAT'S TRUE. THAT MEASURE
PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE
HAVE. WE STILL HAVE TO MEASURES
THAT ARE ON CALL SJ R SEVEN. AND
A. J. R EIGHT. I DON'T KNOW. IF
I NEED, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TOLD
I HAVE A LOT OF POWER. I DIDN'T
KNOW I DID. UM, I NEED TO FIND
OUT MAYBE FROM THE CLERK. IF I
NEED TO GO OUT AND HAVE
SURGEONS. FINE. THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. AND BRING THEM HERE
BECAUSE WE HAVE BUSINESS TO
CONDUCT I DON'T WANT TO
OVERSTEP. MY AUTHORITY, SO IF
SOMEONE COULD GET AN ANSWER TO
THAT QUESTION, THAT WOULD BE
IMPORTANT, BUT MOST IMPORTANT
HOPEFULLY ABSENT MEMBERS COME
HERE SOON. WE WILL KEEP THE ROLE
OPEN UNTIL THEY ARRIVE. AND TO
MAKE IT CLEAR. I WOULD BE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRYANT. EXCEPT
REMEMBER THE BIRD.
WE WILL RECESS. FOR FEW MINUTES
UNTIL THE ABSENT MEMBERS ARE
HERE.
WE'RE BACK INTO COMMITTEE. UM.
WE HAVE TWO MORE ITEMS. UH, S J.
R SEVEN, WHICH IS OUR CALL AND
A. J R EIGHT CALLED THE ROLE
ABSOLUTELY. OH, WHERE'S OKAY?
WE'RE ABOUT TO CALL YOU IN.
AGENDA ITEM ONE A B 709 BY SOME
REMEMBER, MAKIN ER THE MOTION IS
TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE
AMENDMENTS, BRIAN SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO EISENBERG. I. AGENDA
ITEM TO A J. R EIGHT BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ASALI. THE
MOTION IS TO BE ADOPTED BRIAN
SANTIAGO. YOU DON'T HAVE A
CHANCE TO BETTER BY BECOMING
INTERESTED. GOING OUT. SANTIAGO.
AYE. ZIPPER. MR SANTIAGO. HIS
COMMENTS IN THE INTEREST OF
VOTING OF ALLOWING IT TO PROCEED
WITHOUT HAVING VETTED THIS.
ALTHOUGH DIE ZABAR? AYE. THAT
MEASURE PASSES. AGENDA ITEM.
THREE SJ R SEVEN BY SENATOR
WAHABI, THE MOTION IS TO BE
ADOPTED. BRIAN SANTIAGO. THIS IS
AGENDA ITEM. THREE SJ R SEVEN BY
SENATOR WAHAB. THE MOTION IS TO
BE ADOPTED. AT THE
CONSTITUTIONAL MEN FOR GUNS.
SANTIAGO I ZABAR ZIPPER? AYE.
THAT MEASURE PASSES. THERE ARE
NO OTHER AGENDA ITEMS. OH, DID
YOU WANT TO? AH! THANK YOU FOR
THE TWO MEMBERS. WE HAVE ONE
MORE MEMBER. THAT'S PROBABLY
CALLING AND WE'LL SEE IF SO
WELL. STAND IN RECESS AGAIN. FOR
A FEW MORE MINUTES.
WE'RE BACK FROM RECESS AND WE'RE
NOW ADJOURNED.