,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #djc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bg1 #bjad ,mr4  
,murphy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,johnson (    
,wiscons97 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,relations  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !   
actions ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,turkey 9       
re/rict+ free expression & ,int]net     
fre$om on social m$ia4  ,:]eas an       
indep5d5t1 unfett]$ m$ia & fre$om (     
expression1 includ+ on ! ,int]net &     
social m$ia sites1 are ess5tial elem5ts 
( democratic1 op5 societies2 ,:]eas     
infr+em5t ( press fre$om 9 ,turkey is a 
s]i\s conc]n1 ) m j\rnali/s curr5tly    
imprison$ 9 ,turkey ?an 9 any o!r       
c\ntry2 ,:]eas millions ( p 9 ,turkey1  
includ+ s5ior memb]s ( ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,turkey1 use ,twitt] & o!r social m$ia  
sites to communicate on a daily basis2  
,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,turkey impos$ a   
c\ntrywide ban on access to ,twitt] on  
,m>* #bj1 #bjad1 block+ ! use ( !       
communications plat=m to engage 9       

political spee*2 ,:]eas respect$        
nongov]nm5tal organizations su* z       
,amne/y ,int]national1 ,report]s ,)\t   
,bord]s1 & ,fre$om ,h\se h condemn$ !   
decision to block ,twitt] z an attack on
 ,int]net fre$om & fre$om ( expression 9
 ,turkey2 ,:]eas ! ,presid5t ( ,turkey1 
,abdullah ,gul1 defi$ ! ban to s5d out a
 s]ies ( tweets que/ion+ ! gov]nm5t's   
actions2 ,:]eas ! ,turki% ,b>           
,association argu$ t ! ban is           
uncon/itutional & 9 violation ( ,turki% 
& ,european human rights laws2 & ,:]eas1
 on ,m>* #bf1 #bjad1 ! di/rict c\rt 9   
,ank>a1 ,turkey1 block$ implem5tation ( 
! ban because x may re/rict ! fre$oms ( 
expression & communication1 :i* are     
protect$ by ! ,turki% ,con/itution & !  
,european ,conv5tion ( ,human ,rights3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
condemns ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,turkey's        
re/rictions on fre$om ( ! press1 fre$om 
( expression1 & ,int]net fre$om2  7#b7  
recognizes ! critical role t te*nology &
 social m$ia sites play 9 help+         

indep5d5t j\rnali/s & ! g5]al public to 
communicate & access in=mation2  7#c7   
reaffirms ! c5trality ( ,int]net fre$om 
to ef=ts by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to
 support democracy & promote good       
gov]nance ar\nd ! _w2 &  7#d7 calls on !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ,turkey to imm$iately end  
its re/rictions on m$ia fre$om1 includ+ 
social m$ia1 & re/ore access to ,twitt]4