http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/10/30/msnbc-pushing-the-claim-that-republicans-were-against-1964-civil-rights-act/ Beating Them With Their Own Sickle And Hammer Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:38:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/10/30/msnbc-pushing-the-claim-that-republicans-were-against-1964-civil-rights-act/comment-page-1/#comment-128825 1964 Civil Rights Act: Maddow Needs to Read More : insignificant thoughts Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:03:13 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=29070#comment-128825 [...] Of course, the truth is that the 1964 Civil Rights Act saw strong Republican support. In fact, of the total number of Republicans then serving in Congress support never dipped below 70% on any of the final vote counts. The original House version got 80% GOP support, the Senate version got 82% and the final vote in the House was 82% of Republicans in support. On the other hand, Congressional Democrats never saw higher than 69% of its membership in support of civil rights for blacks. And who one of the leading voices in favor of passage? It was Illinois Senator Edward Dirksen, a Republican. Who was a leading voice opposing civil rights? Senator Robert Byrd, Democrat from West Virginia and still serving in that chamber. via stoptheaclu.com [...] [...] Of course, the truth is that the 1964 Civil Rights Act saw strong Republican support. In fact, of the total number of Republicans then serving in Congress support never dipped below 70% on any of the final vote counts. The original House version got 80% GOP support, the Senate version got 82% and the final vote in the House was 82% of Republicans in support. On the other hand, Congressional Democrats never saw higher than 69% of its membership in support of civil rights for blacks. And who one of the leading voices in favor of passage? It was Illinois Senator Edward Dirksen, a Republican. Who was a leading voice opposing civil rights? Senator Robert Byrd, Democrat from West Virginia and still serving in that chamber. via stoptheaclu.com [...]

]]> http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/10/30/msnbc-pushing-the-claim-that-republicans-were-against-1964-civil-rights-act/comment-page-1/#comment-128821 wdavninja Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:32:24 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=29070#comment-128821 Amazing... Don't they teach this stuff in school. Oh that's right they don't because of the liberal agenda and if we Blacks knew the truth, Obama and the rest of his cronies would be setting up under age brothels with Acorn. No wonder this country is going socialist. Just do me a favor and build a great wall around Texas, not to keep us in, but to keep the libs out. Oh and we will leave the gate open for Joe. Amazing… Don’t they teach this stuff in school. Oh that’s right they don’t because of the liberal agenda and if we Blacks knew the truth, Obama and the rest of his cronies would be setting up under age brothels with Acorn. No wonder this country is going socialist. Just do me a favor and build a great wall around Texas, not to keep us in, but to keep the libs out. Oh and we will leave the gate open for Joe.

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