Monday, June 11, 2012
"Democrats filibustered the 1964 Civil Rights Act"
June 10, 1964.
So, do YOU know who was for Civil Rights and who was not?
Here's one of those historical FACTS that the liberal media isn't likely to report on...
So, do YOU know who was for Civil Rights and who was not?
Here's one of those historical FACTS that the liberal media isn't likely to report on...
On the GrandOldPartisan blog, Michael Zak reminds us:
"On this day in 1964, Everett Dirksen (R-IL), the Republican Leader in the U.S. Senate, condemned the Democrats' 57-day filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Leading the Democrats in their opposition to civil rights for African-Americans was Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV). Byrd, who got into politics as a recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan, spoke against the bill for fourteen straight hours. Democrats still call Robert Byrd 'the conscience of the Senate.'"
