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Originally Posted by ebacon
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"... and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
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petition: noun 1. a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority
redress: noun
1. the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses.
2. relief from wrong or injury.
3. compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or injury.
griev·ance [ grvənss ] 1.reason for complaint: a cause for complaint or resentment that may or may not be well-founded
2.resentment: bitterness or anger at having received unfair treatment
3.formal objection: a formal complaint made on the basis of something that somebody feels is unfair.
Therefor what the 1st is talking about is a post facto event, e.g., the government has done something that you feel has unfairly affected you and you wish to have that corrected.
It most certainly does not mean that you get invited into Congress or the Whitehouse to write the energy bill (as Prince Dickie did).
But then fluency in the English language is not a requirement for being appointed to the SCOTUS.