,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #af1 #bjah ,mr4
 ,s*atz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 & ,mr4 
,blum5?al7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution
  ,reaffirm+ ! vital & indisp5sable role
 ! free press s]ves4  ,:]eas ! ,fir/    
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates protects ! press f gov]nm5t      
control & suppression2 ,:]eas ! fre$om (
 ! press-- 7#a7 has be5 recogniz$ z     
integral to ! democratic f\ndations ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates s9ce ! beg9n+ ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 &  7#b7 has endur$ & be5        
reaffirm$ repeat$ly ?r\gh\t ! hi/ory ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2  ,:]eas ,b5jam9 ,frankl9
 9 #agbb wrote1 ,:oev] w\ld ov]?r[ !    
,lib]ty ( a ,nation1 mu/ beg9 by subdu+ 
! ,fre5ess ( ,spee*42 ,:]eas ,?omas     
,jeff]son 9 #aghf wrote1 ,our lib]ty    
dep5ds on ! fre$om ( ! press1 & t _c be 
limit$ )\t be+ lo/42 ,:]eas ,james      
,madison 9 #aghi introduc$ ! fre$om ( ! 
press 9 ! ,bill ( ,rights to !          

,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas  
,james ,madison bas$ ! fre$om ( ! press 
on ! ,decl>ation ( ,rights ( !          
,commonweal? ( ,virg9ia1 :i* 9 #aggf    
decl>$1 ,! fre$om ( ! ,press is "o ( !  
greate/ bulw>ks ( lib]ty1 & c nev] be   
re/ra9$ b by despotic ,gov]nm5ts42      
,:]eas ,presid5t ,ronald ,reagan        
proclaim$ ,augu/ #d1 #aihe1 z ,fre$om ( 
! ,press ,day1 /at+ t ,fre$om ( ! press 
is "o ( our mo/ important fre$oms & also
 "o ( our olde/42 ,:]eas ,presid5t      
,reagan also said1 ,today1 our tradition
 ( a free press z a vital "p ( our      
democracy is z important z ev]4 ,! news 
m$ia are n[ us+ mod]n te*niques to br+  
our citiz5s in=mation n only on a daily 
basis b in/antane\sly z important ev5ts 
occur4 ,?is fl[ ( in=mation helps make  
possible an in=m$ electorate & s        
contributes to our national sy/em (     
self-gov]nm5t42 ,:]eas ,ju/ice ,an?ony  
,k5n$y wrote 9 ,int]national ,soc4 =    
,kri%na ,consci\sness1 ,inc4 v4 ,lee1   
#eje ,u4,s4 #fgb 7#aiib71 ,! ,fir/      

,am5dm5t is (t5 inconv5i5t4 ,b t is     
beside ! po9t4 ,inconv5i5ce does n      
absolve ! gov]nm5t ( its obligation to  
tol]ate spee*42 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,supreme ,c\rt also affirm$ ! hi/ory &  
int5t ( ! fre$om ( ! press 9 ,new ,york 
,times ,co4 v4 ,unit$ ,/ates1 #djc      
,u4,s4 #gac 7#aiga71 /at+1 ,9 ! ,fir/   
,am5dm5t1 ! ,f\nd+ ,fa!rs gave ! free   
press ! protection x mu/ h to fulfill   
its ess5tial role 9 our democracy4 ,!   
press 0 to s]ve ! gov]n$1 n ! gov]nors4 
,! ,gov]nm5t's p[] to c5sor ! press 0   
aboli%$ s t ! press w\ld rema9 =ev] free
 to c5sure ! ,gov]nm5t4 ,! press 0      
protect$ s t x c\ld b>e ! secrets (     
gov]nm5t & in=m ! p4 ,only a free &     
unre/ra9$ press c effectively expose    
deception 9 gov]nm5t42 ,:]eas tyrannical
 & au?orit>ian gov]nm5ts & lead]s       
?r\gh\t hi/ory h s\ght to und]m9e1      
c5sor1 suppress1 & control ! press to   
advance _! undemocratic goals & actions2
 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ !    
long-held commitm5t to & con/itutional  

protection ( ! free press 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 has /ood z a %9+ example (      
democracy1 self-gov]nm5t1 & fre$om = !  
_w to emulate3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t--   
7#a7 ! ,s5ate--  7,a7 affirms t ! press 
is n ! enemy ( ! p2  7,b7 reaffirms !   
vital & indisp5sable role t ! free press
 s]ves to in=m ! electorate1 uncov] !   
tru?1 act z a *eck on ! inh]5t p[] ( !  
gov]nm5t1 fur!r national disc\rse &     
debate1 & o!rwise advance ! mo/ basic & 
*]i%$ democratic norms & fre$oms ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,c7 condemns !       
attacks on ! in/itution ( ! free press &
 views ef=ts to sy/ematically und]m9e ! 
cr$ibility ( ! press z an attack on !   
democratic in/itutions ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 &  7#b7 x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t
 x is ! sworn responsibility ( all :o   
s]ve ! ,unit$ ,/ates by tak+ ! oa? to   
support & def5d ! ,con/itution ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates to uphold1 *]i%1 & protect
 ! entire ,con/itution1 includ+ ! fre$om
 ( ! press4