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Yes, there is recourse. IANAL, but as far as my understanding goes, the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances includes the right to sue t
by jimmyk 16y ago
Yes, there is recourse. IANAL, but as far as my understanding goes, the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances includes the right to sue the government, or at least to file a suit against the government in court.
- CWuestefeld 16y agoYou can file suits until the cows come home. It doesn't matter because of "sovereign immunity" (see http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Sovereign+Immunity http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Sovereign+Immu... ). Basically, the government is immune from lawsuit unless it chooses to allow you to sue it. And this is the presupposition, so they don't need to justify it. You've got only two defenses against this: (1) The right to vote; and (2) the right to keep and bear arms.
- jimmyk 16y agoYes, I'm aware of sovereign immunity, but the government has waived it for certain circumstances through the Federal Tort Claims Act. Since I'm not a lawyer, I'm nowhere near qualified to say whether or not this would be included in that exception, but it seems plausible to me that it might be. The act of the government seems to be non-intentional (I can't read the article due to a corp firewall, but it says "By Mistake" in the title) and it was committed by a person acting on behalf of the USG. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Tort_Claims_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Tort_Claims_Act
- jdp23 16y agoHere's an example of a class action suit against the government that led to a settlement: http://www.mainjustice.com/2009/12/08/government-settles-indian-trust-fund-class-action-suit/ http://www.mainjustice.com/2009/12/08/government-settles-ind...
- aharrison 16y agoSoap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use your boxes, and please please please use them in that order.