If any are not yet so established, the colonies have right to such laws: and the covenant having been made in the charters by the king, for himself and his successors, such laws ought to receive the royal assent as of right.
Franklin emphasizes the colonies' right to establish their own laws, which should receive royal assent as per their charters.
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