text: Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. - Yes, even the founders of our nation knew the importance of protecting the right of people to assemble for "redress of grievances." But now a few hundred years later and George Mason IV can't think of a reason why a few hundred tree huggers should protest! I wonder then, is there some relation to King George that we don't know about?