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Originally Posted by EonBlue
Actually it was Democrats who tried to filibuster the civil rights act and more Democrats voted against it than did Republicans.
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Republicans were the liberal party for many decades.
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Originally Posted by acrylix
Speaking of "history" (1861?1865)
Anyone who blindly votes for a politician based on his/her party's "history" is a fucking douche.  |
He supported freeing the slaves so that they could be sent to build the Panama Canal. It would have been a boon for northern trade, but cripple the south's agriculture industry. This type of north vs south political maneuvering exists to this day.