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Jackson6612 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Everyone's right to dissent…is due the full protection of the Constitution

1due
1: owed or owing as a debt
2 a: owed or owing as a natural or moral right <everyone's right to dissent…is due the full protection of the Constitution — Nat Hentoff>

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For 'is due', try word substitution. right to dissent ... 'deserves', or 'should have', as a moral right, the full protection ...

  • For 'is due', try word substitution.
  • right to dissent ...
  • 'deserves', or 'should have', as a moral right, the full protection ...
  • Does it make sense now?
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For 'is due', try word substitution.

right to dissent ... 'deserves', or 'should have', as a moral right, the full protection ...

Does it make sense now?

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