except more democrats voted against it compared to republicans...you forgot that..inconvenient truth“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.”
― Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater also thought that the 1964 civil rights bill was a bad idea. Do you think that the 1964 civil rights bill was a bad idea, because BARRY said so?
The inconvenient truth is that opposition to the CRA was regional, not political.
The House of Representatives:[27]
- Northern: 281–32 (90–10%)
- Southern: 8–94 (8–92%)
The Senate:[27]
- Northern: 72–6 (92–8%)
- Southern: 1–21 (5–95%) – Ralph Yarborough of Texas was the only Southerner to vote in favor in the Senate
Motives get complex and mixed. That is a problem for people pushing simplistic arguments.