Re: Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed this date
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Date: June 19, 2019 06:10PM
SumMo Wrote:
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> Today is the anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights
> Act. Note the overwhelming Republican support that
> overcame the democrat filibuster.
>
> In 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved
> by the U.S. Senate, 73-27, after surviving a
> lengthy filibuster.
>
> Vote totals
>
> Totals are in "Yea–Nay" format:
>
> The original House version: 290–130
> (69–31%)
> Cloture in the Senate: 71–29 (71–29%)
> The Senate version: 73–27 (73–27%)
> The Senate version, as voted on by the House:
> 289–126 (70–30%)
>
> By party
> The record of the roll call vote kept by the House
> Clerk on final passage of the bill
>
> The original House version:[21]
>
> Democratic Party: 152–96 (61–39%)
> Republican Party: 138–34 (80–20%)
>
> Cloture in the Senate:[22]
>
> Democratic Party: 44–23 (66–34%)
> Republican Party: 27–6 (82–18%)
>
> The Senate version:[21]
>
> Democratic Party: 46–21 (69–31%)
> Republican Party: 27–6 (82–18%)
>
> The Senate version, voted on by the House:[21]
>
> Democratic Party: 153–91 (63–37%)
> Republican Party: 136–35 (80–20%)
The bigots had not become Republican yet.