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To: i-node who wrote (9756)2/6/2017 7:31:43 PM
From: koan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 357970
 
Real simple statistics!

en.wikipedia.org

By party and region[ edit]Note: "Southern", as used in this section, refers to members of Congress from the eleven states that made up the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. "Northern" refers to members from the other 39 states, regardless of the geographic location of those states. [23]

The original House version:

Southern Democrats: 8–87 (7–93%)Southern Republicans: 0–10 (0–100%)Northern Democrats: 145–9 (94–6%)Northern Republicans: 138–24 (85–15%)The Senate version:

Southern Democrats: 1–20 (5–95%) (only Ralph Yarborough of Texas voted in favor)Southern Republicans: 0–1 (0–100%) ( John Tower of Texas)Northern Democrats: 45–1 (98–2%) (only Robert Byrd of West Virginia voted against)Northern Republicans: 27–5 (84–16%)