John Washington III Calls for Guaranteed, Independent Funding for All Three Branches of Government
John Washington III argued that when Congress controls the courts' funding, checks and balances crack, and he called for guaranteed, independent funding for all three branches with full public accountability.
John Washington III called for guaranteed, independent funding for all three branches of government, arguing that the justice system suffers when Congress controls the courts' funding and one branch can squeeze another financially.
In the remarks at issue, John Washington III pointed to 2025, when he said the federal courts had to scale back paid operations because of a funding lapse. "That's not balance. That's dependence," he wrote. "If one branch can squeeze another financially, then checks and balances start to crack."
John Washington III asked readers to picture themselves in court without a $10,000 lawyer, not knowing all the rules while prosecutors do. Judges, he argued, must be free to protect constitutional rights, not worry about politics or budgets.
His proposal pairs the guaranteed funding with full public accountability and no political retaliation. "This isn't unlimited money," he wrote. "It's about protecting the people's rights and restoring real independence among the branches."
