Actions. Will interconnected text providers confer their offerings to noninterconnected providers . Is the cost worth it . Although i disagree with the majority of todays item, i thank the Commission Staff for their efforts in the chairman for the dialogue on this topic. As everybody has talked about, there are almost 2 billion Text Messages sent through carrierbased sms Services Every year and billions more sent through over the top. As we graphically heard from the Simpson Family example texting is now as important a function on a mobile device as talking. And some of those Text Messages are cries for help. And some of those cries for help are from individuals who cannot hear or speak. Yes, call 911 if you can. But if you cant, what are you going to do . I remember hearing i remember a meeting with the young deaf woman who told the the story of her sister having a seizure and she could not call 911. Because she could neither hear nor speak. And she was alone. She forcefully had the p
An emerging recognition that some laws to discriminate against the marginalized, the in this case, the most vulnerable members of our society. We know better now. There is no reason to treat people this way. We ask that you affirm. Stanyar. Ou ms. Just a few quick points, your honor. Our society has a mechanism for change. That is the amendment process. Due process is not a mechanism for change, it is a mechanism for preserving things that are deeply rooted in history. Theres the amendment process that is available at the federal and state level. That is for example, there are six things on the ballot in 2012 through the initiative process. There are six different measures. That goes to the point that there is a state that is conferred. Repeatedly, in discussing the dignity better than conferred, talks about being a dignity conferred by the state and that goes back to the point about democracy. The people confer that dignity by voting for it hurts the right process, if theres going to
Low to mid70s around the metro. So your planner here for the next couple of hours, sprinkles just back to a few drops in and hour or so. Then sunshine breaking out. Will be near 90 degrees today and an increasing chance for weather tomorrow. Back to the news. Thank you so much, chuck. Metros silver line will be officially open and ready for you to take a ride today. The grand Opening Ceremony is this morning at the new wiehlereston station. That will begin at 10 00 a. M. Everyone from the u. S. Secretary of transportation to meth rowro generanalle t llunllheay om wiehlereston east station in Fairfax County to Largo Town Center in Prince Georges County. This will add 11 miles to the metro system. In all the silver line will serve 28 stations. Adam tuss is live at the wiehlereston east station with more on the grand opening. Good morning, adam. Big day. Reporter this is a huge day. As someone who has literally followed this project for a decade when it looked like this project might not
For putting this together. The events of january 6 are seared in our memories. I use that verb appropriately. The only connection, the only other example i can think of is 9 11. I think probably because in each instance we actually saw it in real time, almost as if we were there. But we have to get past those images and have to ask ourselves why did it occur, who or what is responsible, and perhaps most importantly for our discussion today, how do we prevent it from happening again . That is why this panel and these four individuals are so extraordinary, and particularly so we can heal the hear them altogether. We will spend the better part of an hour with each one of them giving us their thoughts and perhaps i will have a followup question or two. Then we will do the audience questions. At the end of this 90 minute period i expect we will know more than we already do about these critically important events. So, our panel is extraordinary. Most of us, if not all of us have seen congres
Much, steve. [applause] thank you so much. I want to thank steve bush, Paul Atkinson for their exceptional work and also Richard Collin for putting this together. The events of january 6 are seared in our memories. I use that verb appropriately. The only connection, the only other example i can think of is 9 11. I think probably because in each instance we actually saw it in real time, almost as if we were there. But we have to get past those images and have to ask ourselves why did it occur, who or what is responsible, and perhaps most importantly for our discussion today, how do we prevent it from happening again . That is why this panel and these four individuals are so extraordinary, and particularly so we can heal the hear them altogether. We will spend the better part of an hour with each one of them giving us their thoughts and perhaps i will have a followup question or two. Then we will do the audience questions. At the end of this 90 minute period i expect we will know more th