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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (493725)	11/16/2003 10:27:50 PM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

He's talking about the turn of the century of something....maybe Lincoln CC

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (493725)	11/16/2003 11:28:53 PM
From: AK2004	Respond to of 769670

yes women too - do you consider that as a bad cause let me remind of few things: latimes.com "Sen. Strom Thurmond (D-S.C.) held the record for a solo filibuster, talking for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act of 1957." and a record too..... end even more interesting: deanesmay.com "Abraham Lincoln emancipated the slaves 1866: first civil rights act passed by Radical Republicans over a Presidential veto, blacks granted citizenship, segregation was forbidden 1868 Republicans passed the 14th amendment passed granting equal protection 1871 Republicans passed voting rights Theodore Roosevelt was the first President to invite an African-American to dinner in the White House. 1920s, the Democratic platforms didn't even call for anti-lynching legislation as the Republican platforms did. 1957 civil rights act pushed by Ike, passed . Sen Kennedy voted against it, A Democrat Senator filibustered it for 24 hrs, Senator Johnson watered it down so that it lacked enforcement Eisenhower sent Federal troops to Little Rock to integrate Central High 1960 another civil rights act, again Dems kept enforcement measures out of it 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Over eighty percent of Republicans voted for both. Nixon created the EEOC and expanded civil rights law. Ronald Reagan signed the bill making MLK day a public holiday Today the three highest ranking black government officials are all Republicans (Powell, Rice and Thomas) What have the Democrats, as a group, done for civil rights?" it would not hurt you to know US history a bit if you insist on arguing about it real orcas have intelligence so don't insult them, please, by signing as orca