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...their demands. Despite this failure, the Chartist movement was a dramatic expression of a right that runs threadlike through Anglo-American history, secured in Eng land first by the barons, then by Parliament, and finally by the people. In the U.S., the right "to petition the government for a redress of grievances," protected in the First Amendment of the Constitution, importantly reinforces the power of the ballot and gives citizens the chance to practice a kind of instant democracy...
...right of petition has been abridged on occasion, as in 1836 when the House of Representatives' "gag rule" cut off abolitionist demands. Fortunately, the right has survived all such challenges. If, however, the petition is to remain a meaningful force for "redress of grievances," it must be employed more sparingly-and as a precise, if impassioned, plea rather than as a manufactured publicity device...
...charges against the defendant are false," or that the defendant will not get a fair trial. If people "are being prosecuted on baseless charges solely because of their race, then there has been an outrageous denial of their federal rights, and the federal courts are far from powerless to redress the wrongs done to them...
...establish his innocence. Although the state case against him may now largely rest on dead or forgetful witnesses, Sheppard got his wish last week from Cuyahoga County Prosecutor John T. Corrigan, who ordered a retrial because "society has been the victim of a heinous crime, and it demands redress...
...dimension to Harvard politics. Although SDS may not display the breadth of concern which the Young Democrats or the Young Republicans do, it does consider its adopted issues with a depth the other groups lack. Also, in an age of increasing power for the Federal government, SDS does help redress the balance nicely with its emphasis on local activities...