2015考研英语阅读平等保护同性恋婚姻
<p> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span>, <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="Earl">Earl</span> <span word="Warren">Warren</span>, <span word="chiefjustice">chiefjustice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>,<span word="haslong">haslong</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recognised">recognised</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="personalrights">personalrights</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happinessby">happinessby</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="Warren">Warren</span> <span word="wrotethat">wrotethat</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1967,<span word="by">by</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleaguesunanimously">colleaguesunanimously</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="banning">banning</span> <span word="interracialmarriages">interracialmarriages</span> <span word="violated">violated</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="theequal">theequal</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="anddue">anddue</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="clauses">clauses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourteenth">fourteenth</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span>.<span word="Supporters">Supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="thatsame">thatsame</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="theircause">theircause</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="February">February</span> 7<span word="th">th</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="closer">closer</span>.</p><p> 婚姻自由,长久以来都乃自由之人追求幸福不可或缺之至高无上人权之一。美国最高法院的首席大法官<span word="Earl">Earl</span> <span word="Warren">Warren</span>在1967年时和他的同僚们一致通过裁定,认为禁止不同种族通婚的禁令违反了第十四修正案的平等保护条款和正当程序条款,为了解释这一裁定,他写下了上面这句话。同性恋婚姻的支持者们希望看到这同一法庭也将同一理由适用于他们的案件。而加州联邦法庭在2月7日的判决让他们离自己的目标更近了一步。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Appeals">Appeals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ninth">Ninth</span> <span word="Circuit">Circuit</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Proposition">Proposition</span> 8, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ballotinitiative">ballotinitiative</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Californias">Californias</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2008 <span word="amending">amending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="toprohibit">toprohibit</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="fivemonths">fivemonths</span> <span word="afterCalifornias">afterCalifornias</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="gaymarriage">gaymarriage</span>; <span word="during">during</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>,<span word="California">California</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="licences">licences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> 18,000 <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>.</p>
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