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§ 3. Right of peaceable assembly; petition. The people have the right to assemble, in a peaceable manner, to consult for their common good, to instruct their representatives, and to petition the government, or any department thereof, for the redress of grievances.

History: Adopted by convention, July 29, 1859; ratified by electors, October 4, 1859; L. 1861, p. 48.

Law Review and Bar Journal References:

"Interpreting the State Constitution: A Survey and Assessment of Current Methodology," Steve McAllister, 35 K.L.R. 593, 606 (1987).

"Compelled Cost Disclosure of Grass Roots Lobbying Expenses: Necessary Government Voyeurism or Chilled Political Speech?" Ron Smith, 6 Kan. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y, No. 1, 115 (1996).

"'Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Kansas'—Is it Time for Kansas to Adopt Ballot Initiatives?" David E. Watson, 37 W.L.J. 383 (1998).

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Association of railroad employees; negotiations with employer; section not violated. Flynn v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, 111 Kan. 415, 419, 207 P. 829.

2. Chief arbiter of public policy in this state is the Legislature. State, ex rel., v. Board of Education, 122 Kan. 701, 708, 253 P. 251.