Description
The Democratic supermajority in the Senate split their vote 46 (69%) for and 21 (31%) against. The Republicans, on the other hand, split their vote 27 for (82%) and 6 against (18%).
On the House side... Democrats split their vote 152 (61%) to 96 (39%) while Republicans split theirs 138 (80%) to 34 (20%).
Clearly, the 1964 Civil Rights Act could not have been passed without the leadership of Republicans such as Everett Dirksen and the votes of Republicans.
The same Democrats who spearheaded the filibuster of LBJ's bill also blocked President Eisenhower's Civil Rights Act some 10 years earlier.
To say that the Civil Rights Era began in the 60's is not only misleading but false. While Democrats were forming their enforcement (KKK) arm of their party, the newly formed Republican Party was pushing for Construction changes regarding Civil rights.
"But no amendment — no amendment to the Constitution is absolute," as the current (P)resident recently dictated
Discussion
By posting you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy.