第2篇-法律类（选自《华盛顿邮报》2012年7月）——P120
Attorney General Eric H. Tuesday vowed to be“aggressive”in challenging voting laws that restrict minority rights,using a speech in Texas to make his case on the same day a federal court was considering the legality of the state’s new voter ID legislation.
“Let me be clear:We will not allow political pretexts to disenfranchise American citizens of their most precious rights,”Holder said in the speech to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.“I can assure you that the Justice Department’s efforts to uphold and enforce voting rights will remain aggressive.”
Holder received a standing ovation as the Houston crowd chanted“Stand your ground!”and“Holder,Holder!”But the attorney general’s remarks drew sharp criticism from Republican lawmakers,who characterized the speech as a political tactic aimed at bolstering President Obama’s reelection prospects.
“It’s very telling that instead of making legal arguments in front of the court,the attorney general is making political speeches more than a thousand miles way,”said Lucy Nashed,a spokeswoman for Texas Gov.Rick Perry(R).
The controversy over voting rights is playing out against the backdrop of a growing national debate over the issue.A three-judge panel of the U.S.District Court in Washington is hearing arguments this week on the Texas’s voter ID law,which requires voters to show a photo ID before being allowed to cast their ballots.
myb平面度测试仪The Justice Department in March blocked the Texas law,which was signed by Perry in May2011,contending that it would violate the1965Voting Rights Act and disproportionately harm Hispanic voters.
“Many of those without IDs would have to travel great distances to get them and
battleground state of Pennsylvania.Supporters of the measures—seven of which were signed by Republican governors and one by an independent—say they are needed to combat voter fraud.But critics say the new statutes could hurt turnout among minority voters and others,many of whom helped elect Obama in2008.
In his speech,Holder told the NAACP that the arc of American history has always moved toward expanding the electorate and that“we will simply not allow this era to be the beginning of the reversal of that historic progress.”
The NAACP has launched a campaign against the voter ID laws,and its president,
insult to the rule of law.”
kj008On Tuesday,the second day of the federal trial,the judges heard arguments about the impetus behind the Texas law and how many voters might be disenfranchised by the ID requirement.Justice Department attorney Elizabeth Westfall has said that as many as
1.4million voters could be affected,but a University of Texas statistician testified that the number of voters without an ID was closer to about168,000.
The arguments are expected to continue through this week and are being heard by Rosemary Collyer,appointed in2002by President George W.Bush;David Tatel, appointed by President Bill Clinton in1994;and Robert Wilkins,appointed in2010by Obama.
【词语积累】
disenfranchise vt.剥夺(某人)的权利(尤指选举权) ovation n.热烈欢迎bolster vt.提高panel n.合议庭
contend vt.主张disenfranchise vt.剥夺……的公民权
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pre-clearance预检turnout n.出席者the arc of……的弧线electorate n.选区Selma and Montgomery times塞尔玛蒙哥马利时期代指1965年美国民权运动be infringing on侵犯ineligible adj.不符合资格的felon n.重罪犯undemocratic adj.专横的impetus n.动力
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【参考译文】
本周四，美国司法部长埃里克·霍尔德在得克萨斯州演讲中宣称，对于限制少数民族权利的选举法，他要采取“激进的”措施来挑战这部法律，希望能在当天受到联邦法院受理，考虑将美国新选举人身份合法化。
“我表明一下我的立场，我们绝对不允许任何人以任何政治的借口，剥夺美国公民宝贵权利。”霍尔德在全国有人种协进会的会议上所做的演讲中说道，“我可以向你们保证，美国司法部对于支持和执行投票权的态度将一如既往的积极进取”。
霍尔德表明立场后得到了休斯顿人们支持，市民们向他高呼：“坚持霍尔德！坚持霍尔德！”但是他也受到了共和立法人士尖锐批评，认为他的演讲目的不过是为奥巴马连任鼓吹助阵。
得克萨斯州里克·佩里政府的发言人露西·纳希德说到，“显然，司法部长应该做好本职在法院好好审理法案，而非大费周折千里迢迢去做这样一个政治演讲。” 投票权争议在全国愈演愈烈。本周，华盛顿美国地区法院由三名法官组成的合议庭就
此法案要求投票前需要出示自己带照片的身份证明（如身份证，驾照，护照等）后方可投票。
三月份时候司法部拒绝通过这部2011年5月由佩里签署的法案，原因在于司法部认为这部法案会违反1965年颁布的«投票权法案»，同时损坏拉丁裔选民权利。
很多没有身份证的人不得不千里迢迢去补办身份证，有些人为此办理相关手续还支付
了高额费用。霍尔德周三在全国有人种协进会的103次会议上谈道，他把这个法律类比成
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