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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (277137)	12/4/2023 11:14:36 PM
From: Alex MG	Respond to of 355503

This is 2023... not 1964 Try living in the present

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (277137)	12/5/2023 11:36:14 AM
From: koan	Respond to of 355503

Wharf have you become senile in your old age or just dishonest. I have shown this to you a zillion times. This points out the Democratic no votes on the 1964 civil rights act came from the southern racist Dixiecrats! By region[ edit] Senate vote on the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Note that "Southern", as used here, refers to members of Congress from the 11 states that had made up the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. "Northern" refers to members from the other 39 states, regardless of their geographic location. [36] The House of Representatives: [3] Northern: 281–32 (90–10%) Southern: 8–94 (8–92%) The Senate: [2] Northern: 72–6 (92–8%) Southern: 1–21 (5–95%) – Ralph Yarborough of Texas was the only Southerner to vote in favor in the Senate By party and region[ edit]The House of Representatives: [3] Southern Democrats: 8–83 (9–91%) – four Representatives from Texas ( Jack Brooks, Albert Thomas, J. J. Pickle, and Henry González), two from Tennessee ( Richard Fulton and Ross Bass), Claude Pepper of Florida and Charles L. Weltner of Georgia voted in favor Southern Republicans: 0–11 (0–100%) Northern Democrats: 145–8 (95–5%) Northern Republicans: 136–24 (85–15%) Note that four Representatives voted Present while 13 did not vote. The Senate: [2] Southern Democrats: 1–20 (5–95%) – only Ralph Yarborough of Texas voted in favor Southern Republicans: 0–1 (0–100%) – John Tower of Texas, the only Southern Republican at the time, voted against Northern Democrats: 45–1 (98–2%) – only Robert Byrd of West Virginia voted against Northern Republicans: 27–5 (84–16%) – Norris Cotton ( NH), Barry Goldwater ( AZ), Bourke B. Hickenlooper ( IA), Edwin L. Mechem ( NM), and Milward Simpson ( WY) voted against Aspects