,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #f1 #bjbe    
,mr4 ,m>key 7= himself & ,mr4 ,s*um]7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,condemn+ ! sugge/ion by  
,presid5t ,donald ,j4 ,trump t criticism
 ( him is illegal1 reaffirm+ !          
fundam5tal importance ( free spee*1 &   
decl>+ t criticism ( ! ,presid5t is n   
only lawful b ess5tial to democracy 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t 
to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
provides t ,congress %all make no law   
''' abridg+ ! fre$om ( spee*1 or ( !    
press42  ,:]eas robu/ public debate &   
criticism ( ^? :o hold public (fice lie 
at ! core ( democratic gov]nance1 :i*   
includes ! proposition t ! "r to speak1 
publi%1 & diss5t is fundam5tal to a     
self-gov]n+ p2  ,:]eas ! in/itution ( ! 
presid5cy1 l all (fices ( gov]nm5t 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 is subject to public     
scrut9y1 criticism1 & acc\ntability2    

,:]eas1 on ,novemb] #a1 #bjbe1 ,presid5t
 ,donald ,j4 ,trump po/$ on social m$ia 
t comm5t>y by com$ian ,se? ,mey]s 0 #ajj
 ,,anti ,,trump & !re=e ,,probably      
,,illegal2  ,:]eas ,presid5t ,trump has 
previ\sly attack$ late-night com$ians & 
urg$ ! ,*airman ( ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission to puni%    
broadca/]s t air ! com$ians' political  
comm5t>y by revok+ _! broadca/ lic5ses2 
,:]eas ,f$]al ,communications           
,commission ,*airman ,br5dan ,c>r has   
demon/rat$ a will+ness to weaponize !   
,commission's au?ority ov] broadca/]s = 
political purposes1 includ+1 9 ,septemb]
 #bjbe1 9 response to a monologue       
deliv]$ by com$ian ,jimmy ,kimmel1 by   
publicly ?reat5+ ,,abc & its p>5t       
company ,disney1 /at+ t we c d ?is !    
easy way or ! h>d way1 9 cle> ref]5ce to
 ! ,commission's regulatory p[]2  ,:]eas
 ,presid5t ,trump's social m$ia po/ & ! 
repeat$ actions ( ! ,trump adm9i/ration 
sugge/ t !y view criticism ( ,presid5t  
,trump z illegal & subject to regulatory

 puni%m5t2  ,:]eas su* episodes s]ve z a
 rem9d] t :5 gov]nm5t (ficials treat    
criticism--especially ( !mselves--z     
unlawful1 !y und]m9e ! basic premise (  
free & op5 political disc\rse2 &  ,:]eas
 ! "r to criticize ! presid5t is n only 
lawfully protect$ b politically         
ess5tial1 & ! ability ( citiz5s1 !      
press1 & elect$ repres5tatives to "q1   
*all5ge1 & hold ! executive bran* to    
acc\nt is f\ndational to ! heal? (      
democracy 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 condemns any  
sugge/ion by ,presid5t ,donald ,j4      
,trump or 8 adm9i/ration t criticism (  
,presid5t ,trump is illegal or t        
gov]nm5tal p[] may lawfully be us$ to   
puni%1 c5sor1 or intimidate diss5t+     
views2  7#b7 affirms t ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t 
to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
protects ! "r to criticize public       
(ficials1 includ+ ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 & to engage 9 vigor\s public   
debate )\t fe> ( gov]nm5tal retaliation2
 &  7#c7 urges all (ficials ( ! ,trump  

adm9i/ration to refra9 f us+ regulatory1
 lic5s+1 inve/igative1 or en=cem5t      
au?orities to p5alize or suppress spee* 
t criticizes ,presid5t ,trump or !      
policies ( 8 adm9i/ration4