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chocoloco on 02 March 2010
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bimmylee said:
ManusJustus said:

Concerning liberal thinking on rights:

Liberals have always been on the correct side of rights.  I mention things like women's suffrage and civil rights because its a no-brainer in today's society, but not too long liberals were arguing that these people deserved rights and conservative were fighting against them all the way.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Voting Record

House of Representatives:

Democrats for: 152

Democrats against: 96

Republicans for: 138

Republicans against: 34

Senate:

Democrats for: 46

Democrats against: 21

Republicans for: 27

Republicans against: 6

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Surprise surprise!!!

In one of the most important victories for rights in America, only 62% of Democrats voted for it, compared to 80% of Republicans. That's 117 Democrats who tried to vote it down, compared to only 40 Republicans. Every single southern Democratic senator voted against it, as well as 92 of the 103 southern Democrats in the House of Representatives (a whopping 89%). And if I remember correctly, the modern-day Republican Party was actually founded by anti-slavery activists. *shock-and-awe*

To conclude: conservatives were fighting for human rights LONG before the liberals ever were.

Ok you fail to say that what it means to be a liberal or conservative now is alot differant from what it was then. The southern states were predominantly Democrat at the time now they are Repuplicans. So trying to manipulate fact won't work here buddy.

Remember everyone should read the research paper kindly posted by Kasz!!!