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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Zoltan! who wrote (127461)2/16/2001 5:57:34 PM
From: J_F_Shepard  Read Replies (3) of 769667
 
RE: "Congressional Quarterly reported that, in the House of Representatives, 61% of Democrats voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as opposed to 80% of Republicans. In the Senate, 69% of Democrats voted for the Act while 82% of Republicans were in favor."

The South has always been culturally for segregation and politically went Democratic after the Civil War and the fact that Lincoln was a Republican. It is my impression that the former Solid (Dem) South remained that way until the Civil Rights Act of 64 which incidentally was filibustered primarily by southerners for 75 days. Since the passage of the 64 law the southern Dem's have gradually switched their allegiance to the Repubs hence the solid Republican base in the south now. Repubs love to make noise when another dem has switched parties...it is usually in a southern state. Don't be surprised if Senator Zell Miller of Georgia switches. It cannot be denied that most people who are segregationist, and anti affirmative action are republican. There are still so called "boll weevil" democrats(from the South) in Congress who consistently vote republican. I hastened to add that not all southern dems were segregationist...the 64 bill would not have passed without them. Senator Fulbright was a leader in the fight and of course, LBJ was the primary mover of the bill that was initially proposed by JFK in 63.
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