There is a constitutional principle that our courts are and should be independent of the executive so that we can ensure impartiality in our judicial systems. This principle also depends on institutional independence. Independence of the judiciary is a founding principle of democracy, and thus is of the utmost importance. Moving the responsibility for setting the pay of these judicial and statutory officers away from the executive is justified and, in our view, a positive move. And with that, we do support this bill through the House.