There were significantly more Democrats than Republicans voting against the civil rights act, and it was a faction within the Democrats' ranks that fought tooth and nail to prevent the act from passing. Arguably, without the opposition from southern Democrats, legislation similar to the civil rights act would have passed much earlier than 1964, potentially a full decade or so.

Yes yes, I know, Nixon, southern strategy and so on and forth... doesnt change the fact that the main obstacle standing in the way of civl rights legislation were Democrats.

HILARY AND KKK...................KISSY KISSY KLAN

hillary clinton and Robert Byrd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwJmg-_vVyg

if any thing is happening the democrats are getting worse

This post was edited by TiStuff on Dec 22 2020 06:46pm

I like how you say yes yes I know but then pretend as though you've made a meaningful contribution. You guys do this a lot, when the conclusion is uncomfortable for republicans you start nitpicking. My point was obvious and irrefutable, so you have to go after the minor aspects.

The Democratic president with the majority of democratic politicians as a whole past of the Civil Rights Act and then cut loose the Democrats who voted against it. And then immediately after Republicans started the southern strategy. Nitpick all you want but that's what happened

This post was edited by Thor123422 on Dec 22 2020 06:21pm

hillary the kissy kissy klan and all the dems

“The races can never intermingle. And when push comes to shove, the hwwwite race shall take the place of the superior.
*seconds pause*
*loud crowd applause*”
-Abraham Lincoln during the presidential debates

It was a bipartisan coalition which passed the civil rights act. Look at the vote tallies, without Republican crossover support, the pro-Civil Rights Act Democrats had no majority in either the House or the Senate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964#House_of_Representatives

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Yea-Nays:

The original House version:

Democratic Party: 152–96 (61–39%)
Republican Party: 138–34 (80–20%)

Cloture in the Senate:[25]

Democratic Party: 44–23 (66–34%)
Republican Party: 27–6 (82–18%)

The Senate version:

Democratic Party: 46–21 (69–31%)
Republican Party: 27–6 (82–18%)

The Senate version, voted on by the House:

Democratic Party: 153–91 (63–37%)
Republican Party: 136–35 (80–20%)

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And let's not forget that the spirited effort of the Republican predecessor to the Kennedy/Johnson administration was crucial for desegregation efforts and for giving the civil rights movement more momentum. At the end of the day, Democrats simply dont deserve sole praise for the Civil Rights Act. They were just as much a part of the problem as they were a part of the solution.




edit: oh, I only now saw the last 2 posts of the previous page, sorry for the redundancy...

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Dec 22 2020 06:40pm

He had to play to the racists or he wouldnt have gotten elected. Even abolitionists were deeply racist by today's standard

Senator Robert Byrd (D) who was in the kkk was never dropped or cut loose by the Democrats. After filibustering what would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964 he spent the next decades mentoring Hillary “black superpredators” Crime Bill Clinton, being buddy with the author of said crime bill Joe Biden (D) - who also gave his eulogy, and being proclaimed by (D)s as being their ‘conscience of the Senate’

it’s always a laugh watching southern privileged lefties/democrats attempt to re-write history

This post was edited by excellence on Dec 22 2020 06:44pm

Byrd renounced his KKK membership and spent the latter half of his life actively fighting them.

Meanwhile you vote for impotent cuck Trump who can't take McConnel's wiener out of his mouth long enough to get better stimulus checks

by mentoring “black superpredator” crime bill creator Hillary and being best pals with ‘author’ Biden? dont make us laugh you southern pale privileged lefty democrat racist. wouldn’t surprise anyone if your daddy is Robert Byrd come to think of it lmfao, pathetic..

e: reported, btw

This post was edited by excellence on Dec 22 2020 06:48pm