It really isn't. A close associate of mine had a government official back out of a contract he signed (in the government's name) in a way that was so legally cl

It really isn't. A close associate of mine had a government official back out of a contract he signed (in the government's name) in a way that was so legally clear that it would have resulted in a summary judgement had it been anyone else. His lawyer advised him not to bother unless he could afford to pay the legal fees for a decade long court battle.