[Soul of the South]

First Amendment to the US Constitution:

Congress shall make no law . . . abridging . . . the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Article 13 of the Maryland Constitution:

That every man hath a right to petition the Legislature for the redress of grievances in a peaceable and orderly manner.

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That’s Congress. This is a local government.