Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The American people have, on a multitude of occasions:
- Written, called, emailed or met with elected representatives to voice their displeasure.
- Gathered peaceably to protest the same.
- Taken their case before the courts.
In return, the government has, on numerous occasions:
- Ignored the voice if the people who elected them.
- Taken action(s) to curtail and/or abolish the liberty of the people, to include the rights enshrined in Amendments 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10.
- Knowingly and willingly waged unjustified violence against American citizens, oftentimes resulting in the death of those citizens and they have done so with impunity.