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* the rights of the press are balanced against the public safety
* the rights of the press are balanced against the public safety
** i.e., can a press publish state secrets? if during peacetime that may be different from if during war
** i.e., can a press publish state secrets? if during peacetime that may be different from if during war
* notably, in the internet age, Section 230 of the Internet Freedom Act (1995<< confirm) protects internet platforms from liability (responsibility) from censoring harmful or obscene speech}}'''<ref>see: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt1_2_1/</ref>, or the right of the people '''{{#tip-text:peaceably to assemble}}''', and to '''{{#tip-text:petition the Government}}''' for a redress of grievances.
* notably, in the internet age, Section 230 of the Internet Freedom Act (1995<< confirm) protects internet platforms from liability (responsibility) from censoring harmful or obscene speech}}'''<ref>see: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt1_2_1/</ref>, or the right of the people '''{{#tip-text:peaceably to assemble}}''', and to '''{{#tip-text:petition the Government|petition the Government
* "petition" = to ask for; "redress" = to fix; grievances" = complaints
* = protection of the people's right to ask something of the Government
* under monarchies, subjects were allowed at times to ask for the monarch's assistance to fix some wrong
** however, these petitions would be subject to the monarch's whims, making them arbitrary
* citizens have a constitutional right to organize "petitions" to change or make a law, although this is not related to the 1st amendment right
* in Constitutional Law, this right is not controversial, although lobbying, which is a form of "petitioning" the government is very controversial
* note that most Constitutional questions regarding restrictions on lobbying regard the 1st Amendment right to Speech rather than the right to Petition
* Congress and States have enacted many restrictions on lobbying and lobbyists, especially regarding money and gifts to governmental officials}}''' for a redress of grievances.


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