John Washington III Calls for Guaranteed, Independent Funding for All Three Branches of Government

John Washington III warned that the independence of the federal courts is at risk when Congress controls their funding. He wrote that in 2025 the federal courts had to scale back paid operations because of a funding lapse, and he described that dependence in plain terms: "That's not balance. That's dependence." If one branch can squeeze another financially, he argued, then checks and balances start to crack.

Washington asked readers to picture themselves in court without a $10,000 lawyer, not knowing all the rules while prosecutors do. Judges, he wrote, must be free to protect a person's constitutional rights, not worry about politics or budgets. The argument, as he framed it, is about the rights of ordinary people who face the justice system without money or connections.

His proposal is guaranteed, independent funding for all three branches of government. "I'm calling for guaranteed, independent funding for all three branches, with full public accountability, but no political retaliation," he wrote. He stressed that the call is not for unlimited money: it is, in his words, about protecting the people's rights and restoring real independence among the branches. Standards pass by LAS-006 was completed for this item, which touches courts policy.