Aさんの おぼえた日記 - 2016年11月23日(水)

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"They love hockey. They just don’t know much about it."
TODD POLLOCK, vice president for ticketing of the National Hockey League’s newest expansion team in Las Vegas, referring to local residents.

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

（１）Trump, in Interview, Moderates Views but Defies（許さない） Conventions
In a discussion at The New York Times, the president-elect was less adamant（堅固な） on prosecuting Hillary Clinton, the use of waterboarding（水責め） and climate change.

（２）Donald Trump Drops Threat of New Hillary Clinton Investigation
“Lock her up”? The president-elect signaled that he would prefer to move on rather than pursue inquiries into Mrs. Clinton’s email use and the Clinton Foundation.

（３）After Obama Push for Clemency（慈悲）, Hints of Reversal Likely to Come
Mr. Obama is on pace to be the first president since Lyndon B. Johnson to leave office with a federal prison population smaller than the one he inherited.

（４）Democrats’ Leadership Fight Pits（立ち向かう） West Wing Against Left Wing
Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota has been steadily adding endorsements（裏書き条項）, but some advisers to President Obama are urging others to enter the race.

（５）Facebook Said to Create Censorship Tool to Get Back Into China
The social network, blocked in China since 2009, has developed software to keep posts from appearing in users’ news feeds in specific geographic areas, current and former employees said.

（６）Kochs and Other Madoff Investors Are Winners in Fight Over Profits Held Abroad
A judge ruled that certain funds held abroad — estimated at about $2 billion — could not be made available to victims of the Madoff Ponzi scheme.

（７）Obama Awards His Last Presidential Medals of Freedom
Mr. Obama has given more of the medals, the nation’s highest civilian honor, than any of his predecessors, and his last ceremony was at turns poignant（感動的な） and hilarious（陽気な）.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2713, Patronage vs. Civil Service
In general, public employees can't be fired for refusing to support the political party in power.
In two cases, the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment forbids government officials from discharging（解雇する） or threatening to discharge public employees because
　a. of malfeasance（不正行為） or embezzlement（横領）.
　b. they refuse to perform their duties.
　c. they did not support the political party in power.
　d. they refuse to vote in general elections.
Bravo! Choice c is correct.