If you do your petitioning and then get shot by a government agent, then the piece of paper giving you the right is worthless and you don't really have the right. How is the justice system going to right the wrong? Are they going to resurrect the victim?
Anyone can write high minded promises. It's the real life application that makes them rights.
"The government" isn't some abstract cloud somewhere. It's a collection of people, and it's their actions that count, not their marketing.
Anyone can write high minded promises. It's the real life application that makes them rights.
"The government" isn't some abstract cloud somewhere. It's a collection of people, and it's their actions that count, not their marketing.