,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fje  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aa1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,blum5?al1 & ,mr4 ,s*iff7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration    
,,resolution  ,d5\nc+ /atem5ts by       
,presid5t ,donald ,j4 ,trump t he may   
nationalize1 comm&e]1 or o!rwise assume 
direct control ov] elections4  ,:]eas ! 
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ve/s     
prim>y au?ority ov] ! times1 places1 &  
mann] ( ,f$]al elections 9 !            
legislatures ( ! sev]al ,/ates &        
,congress1 & does n assign to !         
,presid5t any p[] to directly control or
 adm9i/] elections2 ,:]eas section #d ( 
article ,i ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates provides t ,! ,times1 ,places &  
,mann] ( hold+ ,elections = ,s5ators &  
,repres5tatives1 %all be prescrib$ 9 ea*
 ,/ate by ! ,legislature !re(2 b        
,congress may at any "t by ,law make or 
alt] su* ,regulations1 und]scor+ ,/ate  

control ov] electoral adm9i/ration2     
,:]eas public /atem5ts by ,presid5t     
,donald ,j4 ,trump urg+ memb]s ( "o     
political p>ty to take ov] ! vot+ &     
call+ = ,republicans to nationalize !   
vot+1 includ+ a ,f$]al takeov] (        
election processes 9 at lea/ _m1 #ae    
places1 repres5t a proposal t w\ld      
require ! ,f$]al executive bran* to     
displace ! con/itutionally assign$ role 
( ,/ate & local au?orities 9 adm9i/]+   
elections2 ,:]eas ! ,con/itution's      
framework reflects a fundam5tal         
/ructural commitm5t to f$]alism & to !  
sep>ation ( p[]s betwe5 ! legislative1  
executive1 & judicial bran*es1 ) ,/ates 
prim>ily responsible = regulat+         
elections1 subject to gu>drails by      
,congress2 ,:]eas repeat$ claims t !    
#bjbj presid5tial election 0 rigg$ or   
m>k$ by widespread1 sy/emic fraud h be5 
reject$ by ,f$]al law en=cem5t &        
intellig5ce ag5cies 9 ! fir/ ,trump     
,adm9i/ration1 ,/ate election (ficials1 
c\rts1 & indep5d5t fact-*eck+1 & h no   

cr$ible evid5ti>y basis2 ,:]eas any     
attempt by ! ,presid5t to ex]cise       
unilat]al au?ority ov] ! conduct (      
,f$]al elections1 abs5t a cle> grant (  
con/itutional or /atutory p[] by        
,congress1 w\ld be illegal1             
uncon/itutional1 & )\t lawful effect2   
,:]eas ! ,presid5t has a con/itutional  
obligation to take ,c>e t ! ,laws be    
fai?fully execut$1 n to disreg>d !      
con/itutional ord] or to pursue actions 
t usurp p[]s res]v$ to ! ,/ates or to   
,congress2 & ,:]eas ! ,s5ate affirms t  
pres]v+ ! con/itutional allocation (    
p[]s ov] elections is ess5tial to !     
integrity ( ! ,republic1 ! rule ( law1 &
 ! public's confid5ce 9 democratic      
self-gov]nm5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,s5ate-- 7#a7 f9ds t ! ,con/itution ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates entru/s ! prim>y ov]sight 
& adm9i/ration ( ,f$]al elections to    
,/ate & local au?orities & ,congress2   
7#b7 rejects any sugge/ion t ! ,presid5t
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may lawfully         
nationalize1 comm&e]1 or o!rwise assume 

direct control ov] elections2  7#c7     
r5\nces any ef=t by ! ,presid5t to      
ex]cise su* au?ority1 abs5t explicit    
con/itutional or /atutory grant1 z      
anti!tical to ! ,con/itution1 unlawful1 
& )\t effect2  7#d7 expresses its grave 
conc]n t public advocacy (              
uncon/itutional p[] by ! ,presid5t      
und]m9es f\ndational pr9ciples (        
f$]alism1 ?reat5s ! rule ( law1 & erodes
 public tru/ 9 ! democratic process2 &  
7#e7 ma9ta9s t %\ld ! ,presid5t attempt 
to implem5t or execute measures t       
uncon/itutionally infr+e on !           
con/itutional pr]ogatives ( ! ,/ates or 
contr>y to ! laws enact$ by ,congress1  
su* conduct w\ld con/itute gr\nds =     
impea*m5t & removal f (fice "u article  
,,ii ( ! ,con/itution4