Hearing
HEARINGS · 12 held · records and transcripts of questions and answers
Hearings related to the Wallfacer Project are divided into two categories: resource hearings (to deliberate on major resource allocations) and routine hearings (to review the overall implementation of the project). Wallfacers are entitled by law to decline to explain their intentions at hearings; such question-and-answer sessions shall be recorded and made public as they occur.
Overview of Hearings
| Document Number | Agenda Item | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC/WF/HEAR/01 | Tyler Wallfacer Resource Hearing (First Batch) | December, Year 3 | Record published |
| PDC/WF/HEAR/02 | Rey Diaz Wallfacer Resource Hearing (First Batch) | January, Year 4 | Record published |
| PDC/WF/HEAR/03 | Hines Wallfacer Research Plan Hearing | January, Year 4 | Record published |
| PDC/WF/HEAR/05 | Luo Ji Wallfacer Security Special Hearing | February, Year 4 | Record published (except for certain attachments) |
| PDC/WF/HEAR/07 | Routine Hearing on Overall Plan Implementation | March, Year 4 | Record published |
| PDC/WF/HEAR/12 | Annual Review of Overall Plan Implementation (Routine) | March, Year 4 | Transcript published |
Excerpts from transcripts of questions and answers
Hearing One (Resource Hearing for Wallfacer Tyler, December, Year 3)
Question (Representative of the Permanent Member): Could you clarify the relationship between this research and planetary defense?
Answer (Wallfacer Tyler): No.
Chair: Under Article 3 of the Wallfacer Act, the Wallfacer has the right not to provide an explanation. Vote: Approval of allocation granted.
Hearing Five (Resource Hearing for Wallfacer Luo Ji, April, Year 3)
Question (Hearing Committee): Please explain the connection between this allocation of resources and defense operations.
Answer (Wallfacer Luo Ji): I refuse to explain.
Chair: Under Article 3 of the Wallfacer Act—the request is approved.
(Note in record: This was the fastest approval in the history of the Wallfacer Project.)
Hearing Seven (Routine Hearing, March, Year 4)
Question (Representative of the Council): The public questions the Wallfacer's claim of "doing nothing." How does the Committee respond?
Answer (Director Cole): The Wallfacer's time is also a strategic resource. The Act does not stipulate that he must allow us to see what he is doing.
Copies of all hearing records and transcripts of questions and answers may be obtained through an information disclosure request (production charges apply separately).