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On what basis did john quincy adams, “old man eloquent,” protest the “gag rule” concerning abolition petitions?

a. it went against common sense.
b. it was clearly a bias against the north.
c. it was enforced illegally.
d. it violated the first amendment.
e. he liked to provoke pro-slavery congressmen.

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It violated the First Amendment
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