It's not all that I care about, but the government has a monopoly on the legitimate use of force. I have recourse to that force if another private entity harms

It's not all that I care about, but the government has a monopoly on the legitimate use of force. I have recourse to that force if another private entity harms me. Who do I have recourse to if the government harms me? I consider freedom of speech a baseline, and I think it's one of the only things the US Constitution got right.