WASHINGTON (CNN) The Senate passed groundbreaking legislation Thursday that would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. The expanded federal hate crimes law now goes to President Obama, who has pledged to sign it. "Knowing that the president will sign it, unlike his predecessor, has made all the hard work this year to pass it worthwhile," said Judy Shepard, board president of the Matthew Shepard Foundation named for her gay son, who died after a severe beating in 1998.作者: 老郭 時間: 2009-10-23 16:50
仇視罪立法等待奧巴馬的簽署
The Senate:參議院。米國國會分為參議院(the Senate)和眾議院(the House)。參議員名額每個州相同,眾議員的名額則與各州的人口成比例。議員在各州通過投票選舉產生。立法一般要通過兩院后由總統簽署生效。米國的兩院傳統源自英國的上院和下院。
sexual orientation性取向,即對同性或者異性感興趣
gender identity性認同,即認為自己的性別是男性還是女性作者: 宇宙飛船 時間: 2009-10-31 00:23
差點被federal 蒙了,原來是米國。作者: 宇宙飛船 時間: 2009-11-1 23:42
WASHINGTON (CNN) The Senate passed groundbreaking legislation Thursday that would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity.
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藍色的關鍵字使 that 以前所說的事成為了一個事實。紅色的關鍵字就是對這個事實進行的補充說明。作者: gusto 時間: 2009-11-18 13:23
美國是個聯邦制的國家,所以司法方面是分聯邦的和州的兩套。 聯邦法律和聯邦法庭管所有美國公民,州法律和州法院管該州公民。。所以美國的法律一般會言明 是聯邦法或州法: federal legislation or state legislatioin.