Assertion: constitution's framer | /r/CapableOf | give lip service
Facets:
value: to the desirability of public discussion
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Thus, although the constitution purports to guarantee freedom of speech and petition and its framers give lip service to the desirability of public discussion, the ruling party sent a clear message with these arrests that it will not tolerate challenges to its exclusive exercise of power.