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CoreMath Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Argue For

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Freedom_of_speech

"The leading critics of the law, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, argued for the Acts' unconstitutionality based on the First Amendment, among other Constitutional provisions."

Does "argue for" mean "advocate", like:

"They argued for high salaries."
"They argued for adoption of new rules."
  

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Hi, Yes, that's the basic idea. Clive

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Hi,

Yes, that's the basic idea.

Clive
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So, Jefferson and Madison supported something that's unconstitutional?
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Hi,

No, no.

They supported / advocated the position that the Acts were unconstitutional.

In simple terms, they said 'These Acts are unconstitutional'.


Clive
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Thanks Clive!

So, these:

"They argued for high salaries."
"They argued for adoption of new rules."

would mean:

"They supported the position that high salaries."
"They supported the position that adoption of new rules."

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Hi,

So, these:

"They argued for high salaries."
"They argued for adoption of new rules."

would mean:

"They supported the position that high salaries."
"They supported the position that the adoption of new rules."
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