,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #djg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah         
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #af71       
#bjbe,mr4 ,m>key 7= himself & ,mr4      
,wyd57 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1  
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,,resolution
  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t !       
comm5ts by ,f$]al ,communications       
,commission ,*airman ,br5dan ,c>r on    
,w$nesday1 ,septemb] #ag1 #bjbe1 ?reat5+
 to p5alize ,,abc & ,disney = !         
political comm5t>y ( ,,abc late night   
ho/ ,jimmy ,kimmel 7 dang]\s &          
uncon/itutional4  ,:]eas ! ,fir/        
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates provides t ,congress %all make no
 law ''' abridg+ ! fre$om ( spee*1 or ( 
! press1 protections t ext5d to         
political spee* & comm5t>y1 ev5 :5      
controv]sial or (f5sive2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al
 ,communications ,commission 7,,fcc7 is 
*>g$ ) ov]see+ ! public airwaves 9 a    
mann] consi/5t ) ! ,con/itution & does n

 h au?ority to c5sor programm+ or puni% 
broadca/]s = _! editorial decisions2    
,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #ag1 #bjbe1        
,*airman ,br5dan ,c>r publicly ?reat5$  
,,abc & its p>5t company1 ,disney1 & its
 affiliates1 ov] a monologue deliv]$ by 
com$ian ,jimmy ,kimmel1 /at+ t we c d   
?is ! easy way or ! h>d way1 9 cle>     
ref]5ce to ! ,,fcc's regulatory p[]2    
,:]eas1 foll[+ ^! comm5ts1 ,,abc's l>ge/
 affiliate gr\p ann\nc$ x w\ld preempt  
,mr4 ,kimmel's programm+1 & %ortly      
!reaft]1 ,,abc & ,disney susp5d$ ,mr4   
,kimmel1 demon/rat+ ! co]cive effect (  
,*airman ,c>r's uncon/itutional ?reats &
 ! *ill+ impact on free expression 9    
broadca/+2 ,:]eas1 9 ,mr4 ,c>r's role z 
*airman1 ,c>r has repeat$ly claim$ 9    
public /atem5ts & pa/ social m$ia po/s  
to support ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t & def5d free
 spee*1 includ+ ! foll[+ /atem5ts3 7#a7 
,?is is no?+ m ?an a braz5 attempt by   
gov]nm5t (ficials to sil5ce political   
spee* !y don't l44  7#b7 ,f int]net     
memes to late-night com$ians1 f c>toons 

to ! plays & poems z old z organiz$     
gov]nm5t itself--,political ,satire     
circumv5ts traditional gatekeep]s &     
helps hold ^? 9 p[] acc\ntable4 ,n      
surpris+ t x's long be5 t>get$ =        
c5sor%ip44  7#c7 ,free spee* is n a     
?reat to democracy--c5sor%ip is42 &     
,:]eas1 by us+ 8 (ficial position to    
pressure private broadca/]s ov] _!      
protect$ comm5t>y1 ,*airman ,c>r has    
betray$ ! tru/ ( 8 (fice1 abus$ ! p[] ( 
8 position1 und]m9$ ! indep5d5ce ( !    
press1 & violat$ ! con/itutional        
pr9ciples he is sworn to uphold3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 condemns 
,*airman ,br5dan ,c>r = abus+ 8 position
 z a ,f$]al regulator to ?reat5 ,disney 
& ,,abc ov] con/itutionally protect$    
spee*2  7#b7 affirms ! importance ( !   
,fir/ ,am5dm5t & ! indep5d5ce (         
broadca/]s & j\rnali/s f gov]nm5t       
co]cion2 &  7#c7 calls ^u ,*airman ,c>r 
to imm$iately retract 8 ?reats &        
recommit himself to respect+ !          
con/itutional limitations on 8 (fice4