Right to petition
The right to petition the government has been interpreted as extending to petitions of all three branches: the Congress, the executive and the judiciary. The Supreme Court has interpreted “redress of grievances” broadly; thus, it is possible for one to request the government to exercise its powers in furtherance of the general public good.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment#Petition_and_assembly
The right to petition is the freedom of individuals (and sometimes groups and corporations) to petition their government for a correction or repair of some form of injustice without fear of punishment for the same. Although often overlooked in favor of other more famous freedoms and sometimes taken for granted[1], many other civil liberties are enforceable against the government only by exercising this basic right
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_petition
In the United States, the right to petition is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution, and specifically prohibits Congress from abrdiging “the right of the people … to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Its roots within the colonies can be traced back to the Declaration of Independence,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_petition
United States Constitution
http://www.lawlibraryonline.com/united.states/constitution.htm
What this all means is, we have a right to be herd by the government when we don’t like what is happening. If you are like me you hate being decimated on for being gay and having a none US citizen as a lover. So we can never give up, just keep on faxing
E mailing and calling. Let the bigots in Washington DC know how wrong they are!
YOU HAVR RIGHTS US THEM!
Roy