The First Amendment

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press; or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."



Most of this is self explanitory so i will start with the one most people don't fully understand: "to petition the government for a redress of grievances.".  Alot of people are not told about the redress of grievances part, and only believe we have a right to petition the government.  There is much more to it than that so lets go into it, what does redress mean?  Redress - 1 a (1): to set right : remedy  (2): to make up for : compensate b: to remove the cause of (a grievance or complaint) c: to exact reparation for : avenge 2archaic a: to requite (a person) for a wrong or loss b: heal.  Basically what it is saying is that you can request or sue the government to right a wrong that they have caused you, but try that and you will find that the government will say they have sovereign immunity and cannot be sued for their wrongs. Sounds to me that is a violation of your first amendment right and something a king or dictator would do.