,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #icd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ac1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,gos> 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,ms4 ,gre5e ( 
,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mr4 ,burlison1  
,mr4 ,duncan1 & ,ms4 ,om>7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t regul> j\rnali/ic     
activities are protect$ "u ! ,fir/      
,am5dm5t1 & t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ought to  
drop all *>ges aga9/ & attempts to      
extradite ,julian ,assange4  ,:]eas     
regul> j\rnali/ic activities1 includ+ ! 
obta9m5t & publication ( in=mation1 are 
protect$ "u ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to !       
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 
9 #bjaj1 ,wiki,leaks1 a m$ia            
organization e/abli%$ by ,julian        
,assange1 publi%$ a ca*e ( hundr$s (    
?\s&s ( pieces ( in=mation includ+      
,guantanamo ,bay deta9ee assessm5t      
briefs1 ,/ate ,dep>tm5t cables1 rules ( 

engagem5t files1 & o!r ,unit$ ,/ates    
milit>y reports2 ,:]eas ! disclosure (  
?is in=mation promot$ public transp>5cy 
?r\gh ! exposure ( ! hir+ ( *ild        
pro/itutes by ,def5se ,dep>tm5t         
contractors1 fri5dly fire incid5ts1     
human rights abuses1 civilian kill+s1 & 
,unit$ ,/ates use ( psy*ological w>f>e2 
,:]eas1 9 #bjah1 ,mr4 ,assange 0 *>g$ ) 
"o c\nt "u ! ,comput] ,fraud & ,abuse   
,act 7,,cfaa7 = alleg$ conspiracy to    
help a ,unit$ ,/ates ,army intellig5ce  
analy/ access ,def5se ,dep>tm5t comput]s
 )\t au?orization2 ,:]eas ! *>ge "u !   
,,cfaa 0 despite ! fact t said          
intellig5ce analy/ already _h access to 
! m5tion$ comput]1 t ! purport$ brea*+ (
 ! ,def5se ,dep>tm5t comput]s 0         
impossible1 & t !re 0 no pro( ,mr4      
,assange _h any contact ) said          
intellig5ce analy/2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1    
,mr4 ,assange 0 *>g$ ) an additional #ag
 c\nts "u ! ,espionage ,act = alleg$    
obta9m5t & disclosure ( classifi$       
national def5se in=mation2 ,:]eas no o!r

 publi%] _h ev] be5 prosecut$ "u !      
,espionage ,act prior to ^! #ag *>ges2  
,:]eas ,mr4 ,assange c\ld face up to    
#age ye>s beh9d b>s1 effectively a dea? 
s5t5ce1 = ^! *>ges2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1    
,mr4 ,assange 0 arre/$ by ! ,london     
,metropolitan ,police = an out/&+ w>rant
 & is curr5tly be+ held at ,,hm ,prison 
,belm>% :ile he battles ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
reque/ t ! ,unit$ ,k+dom extradite him2 
,:]eas ! successful prosecution ( ,mr4  
,assange "u ! ,espionage ,act w\ld set a
 prec$5t all[+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates to       
prosecute & imprison j\rnali/s = ,fir/  
,am5dm5t protect$ activities1 includ+ ! 
obta9m5t & publication ( in=mation1     
some?+ t occurs on a regul> basis2      
,:]eas ,fir/ ,am5dm5t fre$om ( ! press  
is ess5tial to promote public transp>5cy
 & is a crucial safegu>d = our          
,republic2 ,:]eas num]\s human rights1  
press fre$om1 & privacy rights advocates
 & organizations h disclos$ _! s9c]e &  
/eadfa/ support = ,mr4 ,assange2 &      
,:]eas at lea/ #gj ,s5ators & ,memb]s ( 

,p>liam5t f ,au/ralia1 a critical ,unit$
 ,/ates ally & ,mr4 ,assange's native   
c\ntry1 support actions t w\ld all[ ,mr4
 ,assange to return home3 ,n[1 !re=e be 
x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 regul>         
j\rnali/ic activities1 includ+ !        
obta9m5t & publication ( in=mation are  
protect$ "u ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t ( !        
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7   
,fir/ ,am5dm5t fre$om ( ! press promotes
 public transp>5cy & is crucial = !     
,am]ican ,republic2  7#c7 ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t ought to drop all *>ges aga9/ 
& attempts to extradite ,julian         
,assange2 &  7#d7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t    
all[ ,julian ,assange to return home to 
8 native ,au/ralia if he s desires4