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Because it could get them in tons of trouble.

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Q: WHY CANT A CITIZEN SUE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?
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Can a US Citizen sue the government?

The US government is protected by "Sovereign Immunity". In 1946 Congress passed The Federal Tort Claims Act giving individual LIMITED right to sue the government.


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