,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjag,mr4
 ,nadl] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4  
,coh51 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 
,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4       
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu (   
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,jayapal1  
,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,deut*1
 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,swalwell (       
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (     
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5
 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1
 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,lewis ( ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,s*neid]1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,ms4 ,max9e  
,wat]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4    
,ri*mond1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1   
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1 ,ms4      
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,soto1  
,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4          
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1
 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new ,mexico1    
,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1  
,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,takano1 

,mr4 ,%]man1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,ms4 ,sewell 
( ,alabama1 & ,ms4 ,norton7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,express+ ! ,s5se ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives t an ,indep5d5t         
,judici>y is ,fundam5tal to ,am]ican    
,democracy4  ,:]eas ,article ,,iii ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution e/abli%es !  
,f$]al judici>y z an indep5d5t &        
co-equal bran* ( gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas1 9    
,f$]ali/ ,numb] #gh1 ,alex&] ,hamilton  
wrote t ,! complete indep5d5ce ( ! c\rts
 ( ju/ice is peculi>ly ess5tial 9 a     
limit$ ,con/itution2 ,:]eas ! ,supreme  
,c\rt has reaffirm$ ! pr9ciple (        
judicial indep5d5ce = m ?an #bjj ye>s1  
beg9n+ ) ! f\ndational case ( ,m>bury v4
 ,madison1 9 :i* ,c\rt rul$ t ,x is     
emphatically ! prov9ce & duty ( !       
judicial dep>tm5t to say :at ! law is2  
,:]eas ! judici>y is ! cr[n jewel ( our 
con/itutional sy/em2 ,:]eas p]sonal     
attacks on ! "* & integrity ( a sitt+   
,f$]al judge by a ,f$]al (ficial is     

contr>y to long/&+ tradition1 & und]m9es
 ! pr9ciple ( judicial indep5d5ce2      
,:]eas1 9 ,june ( #bjaf1 !n-c&idate     
,donald ,trump impugn$ ! motives (      
,judge ,gonzalo ,curiel1 :o presid$ ov] 
litigation relat$ to ,trump ,univ]sity1 
by decl>+ t ,judge ,curiel 0 a total    
disgrace :o _h an absolute conflict     
because ( 8 ,mexican h]itage2 ,:]eas1 on
 ,febru>y #c1 #bjag1 ,judge ,james ,l4  
,rob>t1 ,f$]al ,di/rict ,judge = !      
,we/]n ,di/rict ( ,wa%+ton1 plac$ a     
tempor>y /ay on ! ,executive ord] titl$ 
,protect+ ! ,nation f ,=eign ,t]rori/   
,entry into ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9  
response to ,judge ,rob>t's ,ord]1      
,presid5t ,trump tweet$1 ,! op9ion ( ?is
 s-call$ judge1 :i* ess5tially takes    
law-en=cem5t away f our c\ntry1 is      
ridicul\s & w be ov]turn$62 ,:]eas      
sev]al ( ,presid5t ,trump's subsequ5t   
tweets bo? attack$ ,judge ,rob>t        
specifically1 & ! c\rt sy/em m g5]ally1 
includ+3  7#a7 ,:at is our c\ntry com+  
to :5 a judge c halt a ,homel& ,security

 travel ban & anyone1 ev5 ) bad         
int5tions1 c come into ,u4,s482  7#b7   
,because ! ban 0 lift$ by a judge1 _m v 
bad & dang]\s p may be p\r+ into our    
c\ntry4 ,a t]rible decision42  7#c7 ,!  
judge op5s up our c\ntry to pot5tial    
t]rori/s & o!rs t d n h our be/ int]e/s 
at he>t4 ,bad p are v happy62  7#d7 ,j  
_c believe a judge w\ld put our c\ntry 9
 su* p]il4 ,if some?+ happ5s blame him &
 c\rt sy/em4 ,p p\r+ 94 ,bad62 &  7#e7  
,i h in/ruct$ ,homel& ,security to *eck 
p com+ into our c\ntry ,,v ,,c>efully4  
,! c\rts are mak+ ! job v difficult62   
,:]eas ! ,:ite ,h\se ,press ,secret>y1  
,sean ,spic]1 issu$ a /atem5t ref]r+ to 
,judge ,rob>t's rul+ z outrage\s b      
reissu$ ! /atem5t t5 m9utes lat] )\t !  
^w outrage\s2 ,:]eas ,l9da ,kle91       
,presid5t ( ! ,am]ican ,b> ,association 
/at$ t p]sonal attacks on judges are    
attacks on our ,con/itution2 ,:]eas     
public figures & s*ol>s f across !      
ideological spectrum h rais$ conc]ns )  
,presid5t ,trump's comm5ts2 ,:]eas      

,s5ate ,majority ,lead] ,mit*           
,mc,connell 7,r-,,ky7 /at$1 ,i ?9k x is 
be/ n to s+le out judges = criticism2   
,:]eas ! =m] ,act+ ,solicitor ,g5]al "u 
,presid5t ,obama1 ,neil ,katyal1 tweet$1
 ,s-call$ judge8 ,z ! =m] top c\rtroom  
lawy] = ! f$]al govt1 ,i've nev] se5 a  
presid5t attack a sitt+ judge ?is way42 
,:]eas ,s5ator ,b5 ,sasse1 7,r-,,ne7    
not$1 ,we don't h any s-call$ judges1 we
 h real judges2 ,:]eas ,joe ,sc>bor\gh  
argu$1 ,:5 a presid5t uses social m$ia  
to "q ! legitimacy ( a f$]al judge      
foll[+ an inconv5i5t 7& tempor>y7       
outcome1 t is simply unacceptable42     
,:]eas ,yale ,univ]sity pr(essor1 ,bruce
 ,ack]man1 /at$1 ,! presid5t is assault+
 ! f\ndations ( ! sep>ation ( p[]s 9    
condemn+ ! judge = 8 decision 9 a       
tweet42 & ,:]eas ,univ]sity ( ,*icago   
,pr(essor ,eric ,posn] argu$1 ,mr4      
,trump's attack on ,judge ,rob>t's      
integrity c\ld enc\rage executive bran* 
(ficials to disreg>d o!r judicial ord]s1
 & w fur!r inflame p's di/ru/ ( bord]   

ag5ts1 :e!r !y d or n3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! legislative1 
executive1 & judicial bran*es are       
co-equal1 & ea* des]ves ! respect ( !   
o!rs2  7#b7 an indep5d5t judici>y is    
fundam5tal to ! *ecks & balances embodi$
 by ! sep>ation ( p[]s1 is ess5tial to  
ma9ta9+ respect = ! rule ( law1 & is    
critical to our con/itutional democracy2
  7#c7 attacks aga9/ ! judici>y1 z an   
in/itution1 ?reat5 to weak5 public      
confid5ce 9 ! c\rts z a fair & imp>tial 
arbit] ( ! law2 &  7#d7 :e!r or n "o    
agrees ) ! sub/ance ( a p>ticul>        
judicial decision1 x is inappropriate = 
sitt+ ,presid5ts1 or o!r gov]nm5t       
(ficials1 to engage 9 ad hom9em attacks 
aga9/ a judge1 or o!rwise place         
political pressure design$ to und]m9e ! 
indep5d5ce ( t judge1 or to erode tru/ 9
 ! entire c\rt sy/em4