(07-25-2018, 09:44 PM)jj82284 Wrote: What happened to the other 17 dixiecrat senators?  

Lyndon Johnson lead?  Lol.  M L K took a bullet and he still gets white washed for the racist who spied on him?  Lol.  

And there are still meaningful non racial libertarian problems with the cra from 64 every time someone walks into a cake shop.

Do you want me to make a list of the other 17 dixiecrat senators?  The assassination attempts were in 1975.  Do you think any of those 17 were still in the Senate as Democrats at that time, and still proud of their votes in 1964 and 1965?  Bonus if they say they're both proud of their vote and also say that they're "left wing" or "liberal". Let me know if you find one.

Yes.  Lyndon Johnson is widely acknowledged as the leader of the Senate, even after he became President.  The US Senate is one of the bodies that can change laws in this country.  This is why I referred specifically to "legal white supremacy."  It was the part of white supremacy that just involved changing laws, not hearts and minds.  King was the leader on the hearts and minds front.  He was also vocally against the Vietnam War and widely suspected of Communist sympathies.  It's unfortunate but understandable that Johnson spied on him.  Both men were flawed humans.  Both men worked to end white supremacy.  In my opinion, both were left wingers, even though King was a registered Republican.  Do you disagree? Was either a right winger in your opinion?  

I didn't say that the Civil Rights Act was perfect.  I'm not talking about its modern effects.  I am talking only about what it did originally.  But as far as this "cake shop" issue, let's remember what the Act actually did.  It outlawed "discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin."  The "cake shop" issue is about homosexuals.  Sexual orientation is not a protected category in federal civil rights law, not then and not now.  The "cake shop" issue involves state laws.

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