Right to Petition - American Bar Association
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/publications/insights-on-law-and-society/volume-20/issue-1/learning-gateways--right-to-petition/
WEBPetitioning was open to everyone, including people not eligible to vote, so it became an important means for expressing opinions, persuading legislators, and, ultimately, influencing the political landscape of the new nation. In fact, scholars have determined that petitioning led to more legislative action in early America than any other source ...
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