whatever we re doing is failing from coast to coast. good luck on monday. thank you for being here. thank you. let s see what you re saying via social media from the world of x. what do we have? if there are homeless people in your town, village, or city that s on you wait a minute. hold on. if there are homeless people in your town, village, or city that s on you don t blame anyone else. so in other words, wherever you live, like, hey, we ve taken control of this and we don t have this issue but shame on you, san fran or la because it s your fault no, it s a societal issue and i refer to the subject as being a problem with homeless or homelessness. i don t think it s driven by bi two-by-fours. it s driven by mental illness and it s driven by addiction. and many instances. but we gotta do something. and this ninth circuit is essentially put the entire western united states in a straight jacket. frankly, i know it sounds, it sounds
this case is about the eighth amendment, cruel and unusual punishments clause. that s what the ninth circuit relied on. and that s what the other side is arguing here. prohibit cities from enforcing these very basic camping laws. and that provision has never been held to apply to anything like this. it s all about what sorts of punishments government can impose. and we think that it s cruel to leave people on the streets in these conditions, we think that we need to intervene and we need to have the ability to keep public spaces safe and clean for everyone. and it s true homelessness is a complex policy xu these are policy decisions that need to be made on a local level, balancing all of the competing needs of our communities, the wrong answer would be to constitutionalize this right to camp. we ve seen what that has meant all throughout the ninth circuit san francisco is under a federal injunction. other cities as well. so this is
gibson dunn council. welcome back. there s an awful lot riding on this case, right? i mean, the eyes of all cities and municipalities are looking at the supreme court to try and bring some parameters to this discussion that s right. the stakes could not be higher. this case is about making sure that cities have the tools they need to address an escalating crisis. on our streets and public spaces this is an issue of public health and safety and the court decisions all across the western united states has made things so much worse. they ve created a tragedy on our streets and in our parks. what s wrong with saying provide a bed or at least make sure that there s a bed available. grants pass, boise, la san fran, fill in the bank blank. and if you can t provide a bed, then no, you can t take these measures? the court decisions in the ninth circuit have held effectively that people have a right to