fairly traceable to any allegedly unlawful behavior by state court judges or clerks. and this court recognized in ex parte young itself that such an injunction would be a violation of the whole scheme of our government. state judges are presumed to faithfully apply federal law and this court's decisions. if they do not, this court may exercise appellate review. that is exactly how federal constitutional defenses are presented and adjudicated all the time. if congress believes it needs to expand access to the lower federal courts in order to protect petitioner's rights, that is a matter for congress. not a basis to alter bedrock doctrines organizing the federal courts. i welcome to court's questions. >> mr. stone, why wouldn't you consider the sb-8 plaintiffs to