Senate Cloture Hangs on Public Support and Backlash
The Senate is unlikely to vote cloture on the 1966 Civil Rights Bill due to weak public backing and white backlash against open housing provisions. Opinion links fear and bigotry to resistance, while some see a strategic chance to shape the bill later. The piece weighs practical and philosophical reasons for restraint and possible future action.
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Dirksen Stands Firm Against Civil Rights Bill
Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen rejects White House pressure to back the Civil Rights Bill, signaling bleak prospects for cloture and Senate passage. Leaders foresee a test vote on cutting off debate, with Dirksen saying nothing would change his stance regardless of President Johnson’s actions.
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The text notes Lyndon Johnson’s recurring call for widespread voluntary service to community nation and world, tracing the idea back to his early career as state director of the National Youth Administration. Bill Moyers has kept the concept alive in White House discourse, but it has not become a major national debate.
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