美国一个车牌引发的“血案”_BEC初级作文

美国一个车牌引发的“血案”

这些组织向州政府支付额外费用，申请制作自己的特色车牌给司机使用，为该州和组织筹集资金。

Texas offers 385 varieties of these specialty plates - among which the most popular topic is the US military and its veterans - 92 of these plates pay tribute to them.

德克萨斯州提供385种特色车牌，其中最受欢迎的主题是美国军方和退伍老兵，92种车牌是歌颂他们的。

But while Texas authorities were happy to issue plates commemorating US soldiers who have fallen in modern wars, they are not willing to stamp their badge on a plate which honours soldiers who fought for the Confederacy.

德克萨斯州政府乐于纪念那些在投身于现代战争中的美国军人，但并不想为一个表彰南方联盟士兵的车牌放行。

The state argues it is "fully within its rights to exclude swastikas, sacrilege, and overt racism from state-issued license plates that bear the state's name and imprimatur."

该州称自己“有权不发行与纳粹党十字记号、亵渎宗教和种族歧视有关的车牌。”

Opponents say this violates the free speech of the drivers who would select the license plate - a view upheld by the Court of Appeals.

反对者称，该规定违反了驾驶员们在选择车牌时的言论自由权，而上诉法院认同这种观点。

But the state counters that license plates are government property, on which the government can decide its own message - which would not breach the First Amendment.