[FairOpinion]

More proof of the Democrats' hypocrisy. They have the unmitigated gall to attack Lott, for something he didn't even say, only the Jacksons, Sharptons and vicious Democrats read into his comment. Not only the majority of the Democrats voted against the 1964 civil rights act, but they actually filibustered it, trying to keep it from passing. Byrd actually personally filibustered the 1964 act for 14 hrs. (See another article about Byrd "Senator Byrd, ex-clansman" at:

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/mm20010307.shtml

[Slyfox]

Whut? Ah voted against Civil Rights fer colored folk?
Yall've GOT to be out of yer ever-lovin' minds.

[What Is Ain't]

A timely reminder of who the real champions of civil rights were - and were not. Send copies to ABCCBSNBCCNNPBRPBSMSNBC and watch them schedule a slot on their evening news broadcasts to clarify this important piece of history.

[doug from upland]

Slight error in your comments. A majority of RATS did vote for the bill.

[Wolfstar]

Thank you for posting this. I have had the self-delegated task of researching the truth about the Civil Rights Act on my back burner for too long. This article gives me the info I've been interested in finding.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

I suspect all freepers are in agreement that we want the conservatives to stop rolling over and playing dead for the left. The facts have always been on our side but our representatives invariably wimp out to the inuendo of the left. I guess we will have to continue to do the job for them by making sure Rush, FNC, et al., get the info. E-mail away.

A case could also be made, if anyone had the courage to try, like Jesse Lee Peterson, that race relations and equal rights would be much better today through moral suasion rather than force. Although the stated goals of the Civil Rights acts were correct and admirable, the real purpose was to divide the country along racial lines, not unify it for the betterment of all. Force was the only way to further inflame the issue. Though race was the focus, the real battle was over states rights and the power of the federal government, just as the Civil War was. The Left has done an excellent job of revising history and putting the focus on race to keep the conflict going.

[PsyOp]

BTTT!

[justshutupandtakeit]

Can anyone post the actual voters for and against the Act?