Only those recognized to speak will be allowed to. And those who are not in compliance will be removed from the committee room. I would like to welcome our first panel today. The director of the National Intelligence James Clapper Deputy Attorney james Cole National security or Keith Alexander the Deputy Director of the nsa chris ingalls. Following the first panel we will move immediately into the second panel of nongovernment experts who are very knowledgeable on fisa and privacy issues. Todays hearing will provide an open forum to discuss amendments to the surveillance act and possible changes to the way fisa applications are handled at the department of justice and the nsa. I hope that all of our witnesses will give clear answers about how the proposal is under consideration in congress would affect the nsas ability to stop terrorist attacks before they occur and encourage members to answer questions about fisa amendments and nsa programs. Today im going to submit my statement for t
This allows them to go ahead and believe they are under danger and take a life. Thank you for letting me. Yeah. I would like to make a couple comments. One is if you actually look at the data, look at the tampa bay tribune data that,ing the for the factors in the cases, you find that minorities both blacks and hispanics are much more successful in raising stand your ground defenses than whites are. Theres another point that needs to be made, and that is the ambiguity. Its one type of ambiguity was discussed, but theres the ambiguity having to face the person who is agenting in selfdefense. Whats the appropriate amount to retreat when they have to defend themselves, and the issue here might be who do we want to make, have to make deal with that ambiguity. When somebodys facing very quick decisions that they have to make in terms of life and death. Do we want to make them bear the burden to fry to figure out if at that time how far they are going to retreat, and then make them realize th
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[applause] please be seated everybody. Well may have a couple of seats today. Good afternoon, everyone. Today, we are truly honored to be joined by president barack obama. Mr. President , on behalf of myry fbi employee, it is privilege to welcome you back to fbi headquarters. [applause] we also have a number of other special guests here today, including former directors. A special welcome back to former director mueller and his wife. We also welcome former attorney c als ashcroft and mckay mccasey. I would also like to take a moment to it knowledge our Obama Joining president and director james comey on the stage. Directoralker comey was his first law clerk when he was in the Southern District of new york. Comeys wife patrice. Thank you for taking part in todays ceremony. Also, the directors children. Welcome. [applause] also, director comeys brother and sister. We welcome you. A special welcome to director comeys father. Welcome. [applause] we are here today for two purposes. Wast, di
Ive got 11 brothers and sisters and my dad owned a bar, ive got brothers and sisters on every rung of the economic ladder and the idea of an Opportunity Society is to i was. Of the 1970s and ,980s, these two people especially during the 1970s, by the end of the 1970s, i was a republican i have a Ronald Reagan Bumper Sticker on a 1980 in the primary, sorry jeb, [laughter] in 1980 eight, i found myself in manchester, New Hampshire, joe and, if you will recall and in february of 1988, a lowly state rep, business guy go to manchester, New Hampshire to help my buddy jack kemp. With jackhis dinner and joanne and a bunch of these really bigtime congressman. The next day, i got my assignment to go knock on doors and i was assigned to go to the city dump. I thought what the hell is this . I went to the dump because in manchester, New Hampshire, you up, yout garbage picked go to the dump. I stood in the dump, called a confederate 1988 shaking hands with all the people coming to bring their garba