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I'm thinking back to the famous public hearing on OLL regulation, about 1.5 years ago. I'm sure many of you remember it. I did not go (I was out of town on a trip at that time), but I submitted a 10-page letter.
Did anyone distribute any literature at that hearing? For example, our guys could have handed out copies of the various documents that were floating around here at that time to any comers.
If yes, what literature was handed out or distributed?
If no, was there a good reason to not distribute any literature? For example, was it prohibited, and did the law enforcement that was "keeping order" at the hearing prevent anyone from trying to hand out literature? Or was there a sign prohibiting people from distributing literature, or was it noted on the agenda that any literature that either supports or opposed the proposed regulations may not be handed out?
If participants or the public could not hand out literature, were DoJ staff allowed to hand out an agenda, or a copy of the proposed regulation, or any material backing it up (I would assume that DoJ staff would not have tried to distribute any material opposing the regulation).
If distributing literature was prohibited (in any fashion), does anyone remember what the legal basis for prohibiting it was? A perfect example would be if someone saved a copy of the agenda for the day, and at the bottom it says something like "Per Section 12345 of the California Code of Regulations, no pro or con literature may be distributed before, during, or after the public hearing by any person or organization, nor may any signatures for petitions be solicited".
I have good reasons to ask, but unfortunately I can't reveal those reasons here and now.
Did anyone distribute any literature at that hearing? For example, our guys could have handed out copies of the various documents that were floating around here at that time to any comers.
If yes, what literature was handed out or distributed?
If no, was there a good reason to not distribute any literature? For example, was it prohibited, and did the law enforcement that was "keeping order" at the hearing prevent anyone from trying to hand out literature? Or was there a sign prohibiting people from distributing literature, or was it noted on the agenda that any literature that either supports or opposed the proposed regulations may not be handed out?
If participants or the public could not hand out literature, were DoJ staff allowed to hand out an agenda, or a copy of the proposed regulation, or any material backing it up (I would assume that DoJ staff would not have tried to distribute any material opposing the regulation).
If distributing literature was prohibited (in any fashion), does anyone remember what the legal basis for prohibiting it was? A perfect example would be if someone saved a copy of the agenda for the day, and at the bottom it says something like "Per Section 12345 of the California Code of Regulations, no pro or con literature may be distributed before, during, or after the public hearing by any person or organization, nor may any signatures for petitions be solicited".
I have good reasons to ask, but unfortunately I can't reveal those reasons here and now.
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