,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #fba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjad ,mr4 
,scalise 7= himself & ,mr4 ,poe (       
,texas7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,reaffirm+ !   
commitm5t ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to
 ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution & ! 
vital fre$om ( spee* protections x      
provides = ,am]icans4  ,:]eas ! ,fir/   
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution1 adopt$ on   
,decemb] #ae1 #agia1 provides t         
,congress %all make no law respect+ an  
e/abli%m5t ( religion1 or prohibit+ !   
free ex]cise !re(2 or abridg+ ! fre$om (
 spee*1 or ( ! press2 or ! "r ( ! p     
peaceably to assemble1 & to petition !  
,gov]nm5t = a r$ress ( grievances2      
,:]eas ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t has be5 & is a  
beacon ( light & fre$om to ! re/ ( ! _w 
9 its protections to ! ,am]ican p f     
ov]rea*+ by ! ,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas1 = m ?an
 two c5turies1 m5 & wom5 h di$ to def5d 
! ,con/itution & ! ,nation's preci\s    

fre$oms2 ,:]eas e memb] ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives takes an oa? to protect 
& def5d ! ,con/itution2 ,:]eas ! ,fir/  
,am5dm5t provides broad fre$om ( spee*  
protections to all[ individuals to      
p>ticipate 9 ! ,nation's repres5tative  
democracy2 ,:]eas am5d+ ! ,bill (       
,rights w\ld erode ^? preci\s fre$oms t 
/r5g!n ! ,nation's democracy2 & ,:]eas !
 ma/]ful design ( ! ,nation's ,f\nd]s1 9
 p>ticul> ! au?ors ( ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t1  
%\ld n be tamp]$ ) or rewritt53 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives reaffirms its commitm5t 
to ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution1 z
 writt51 & ! protections x af=ds to !   
,am]ican p t are vital to ! ,nation's   
democracy4