The constitution says people have a right "peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances".
(The freedom to assemble is linked, in the First Amendment, to the right "to petition the government for a redress of grievances").
The right "to petition the government for a redress of grievances" is protected in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
This was the right guaranteed under the Constitution for the people to assemble peaceably and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
At the least, it could send a chill through some who would exercise their First Amendment right to "petition the government for a redress of grievances".
The First Amendment enshrines such efforts, protecting "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances".
Their speech, political activity and right to "petition the government for a redress of grievances" (that is, to lobby) are protected by the First Amendment.
Issues related to lobbying and reporting contacts with public officials raise concerns because of the First Amendment guarantee of the right "to petition the government for a redress of grievances".
The Republican Speaker, Dennis Hastert, suggested a similar package of lobbyist-bashing reforms, equally sensible but equally beside the point.Lobbying can't be banned Americans have a constitutional right to "petition the government for a redress of grievances".
The right of the people to "petition the Government for a redress of grievances," as the First Amendment to the United States Constitution phrases it, would seem to be a basic feature of the relationship between citizen and state.
In his civil lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, Mr. Saleh contends that his right to free speech and to petition the government for a redress of grievances was abridged.
