The right to petition permits us to ask government to take action but doesn’t guarantee a desired result.

Evidence

Freedom of Petition - Free Speech Center (MTSU Free Speech Center)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: How to Request Public Records in Minnesota - The Complete Data Practices Act Guide; In colonial America, the right to petition required governmental hearing and response. — A Short History of the Right To Petition Government for the Redress …

Related

• In colonial America, the right to petition required governmental hearing and response. (similarity 0.87)
• The right to petition dates back 800 years to the Magna Carta. (similarity 0.82)
• The Petition Clause did not create the right to petition; that right existed before ratification of the Constitution. (similarity 0.79)
• Congress shall make no law abridging the right of the people to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (similarity 0.79)