QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"She suddenly told me aggressively（←口語とはいえ、副詞の位置が）, ‘You have to return to your country because you endanger our safety, because you’re a Muslim and you’re a terrorist like ISIS.’"
KIMIA MORTEZAEI, 29, an Iranian who just finished her Ph.D. in civil engineering at Mississippi State, recalling an interaction with an elderly woman at a farmers’ market.
FEBRUARY 02, 2017
（０）EDITORIAL：White House Inc. ホワイトハウス株式会社！
Congress shouldn’t stand by as the most powerful office in the world is reduced to a marketing scheme.
（１）Trump Says ‘Go Nuclear’ as Democrats Gird for Gorsuch Fight
The president urged the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, to abandon the 60-vote threshold（出発点） for Supreme Court nominees.
（２）Questions Cloud U.S. Raid on Qaeda Branch in Yemen
One commando was killed and civilian casualties were also likely, raising doubts about the planning of the counterterrorism operation, the first authorized by President Trump.
（３）Trump Pushes Dark View of Islam to Center of U.S. Policy-Making
A vision of Islam as inherently hostile has long flourished on the far right. Now President Trump has brought that view to the White House.
（４）1,000 Officers and One Arrest: German Terror Raids Sow Doubts
The authorities raided more than 50 sites in a show of force, but the result just renewed questions of whether the country’s security apparatus can deal with the threat.
（５）After Visa Ban, Hints of Hidden Tension on Mississippi Campus
At Mississippi State, where roughly 80 students are affected by President Trump’s order, expressions of support for the ban have taken some by surprise.
（６）2 G.O.P. Senators to Vote Against Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary
Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins rejected the nomination, meaning Vice President Mike Pence may have to break a tie in a confirmation vote.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2784, Two Cases Test the Free Exercise Clause
These two Supreme Court cases helped establish the bounds of the free exercise clause.
What was the ruling in the 1990 case Employment Division v. Smith?
a. drug laws apply to all citizens
b. there is a growing drug problem in the midwest
c. church law deserves more weight than federal law
d. governments cannot make laws affecting Native lands
Nicely done! Choice a is correct.
