2017年8月1日星期二

liberties, the Bill of Rights, ratify, repeal, Prohibition

Apple's Silence in China Sets a Dangerous Precedent

By FARHAD MANJOO

Apple's decision this weekend to give in to China's demand to remove unregistered VPN apps is a blow for the liberties of its customers.

On Dec. 5, 1933, national Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment.((美))憲法修正第18条（禁酒法）廃止

repeal[re・peal]

発音記号[ripíːl]

[動](他)

1 …を（正式に）取り消す, 撤回する

repeal an amendment
（法案などの）修正をとりやめる.

2 〈法律・税などを〉破棄［廃止］する, 無効にする.

━━[名][U][C]

1 取り消し, 撤回, 廃止, 破棄

the repeal of laws
法律の廃止.

2 ((R-))《英国史》アイルランド合併撤回運動；((米))憲法修正第18条（禁酒法）廃止.

ratify[rat・i・fy]

発音記号[rǽtəfài]

[動](他)((形式))〈条約などを〉承認［認可, 批准, 裁可］する.

Spotlight:

Why was the Bill of Rights written? When the states were asked to ratify the US Constitution, several of the state governing bodies agreed only on the condition that a Bill of Rights would be added to the document. James Madison drafted twelve amendments, ten of which were adopted. The resulting 413 words that make up these first ten amendments of the Constitution spell out greater individual liberties for its citizens, while limiting the power of the government. Rights and privileges included in the amendments include freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly; they guarantee prisoner's rights, and protect against governmental search and seizure. On this date in 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights. On December 15, 1791, Virginia ratified the document — the eleventh state to do so — officially making it a part of the Constitution.