国际英语资讯:Obama warns voting rights under threat at John Lewis funeral
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 31-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="eulogy">eulogy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="congressman">congressman</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span>' <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="icon">icon</span> <span word="championed">championed</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="darnedest">darnedest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discourage">discourage</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="voting">voting</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="restrictive">restrictive</span> <span word="ID">ID</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="surgical">surgical</span> <span word="precision">precision</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="undermining">undermining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postal">postal</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mail">mail</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>," <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> 40-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>, <span word="restoring">restoring</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span>, <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="partisan">partisan</span> <span word="gerrymandering">gerrymandering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="delaying">delaying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="alleging">alleging</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="mail">mail</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="voting">voting</span>" <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="election">election</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="inaccurate">inaccurate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fraudulent">fraudulent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>."</p><p><span word="Lewis">Lewis</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="his">his</span> 33 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 80 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pancreatic">pancreatic</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>.</p>
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