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Russell Long

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Nov 8, 2025
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Which senators or leaders drove the 1975 filibuster rule change, such as Robert C. Byrd?

The 1975 Senate change lowering cloture to 60 votes is portrayed in the documents as a driven by multiple senators rather than a single architect. Contemporary accounts and later summaries credit a co...

Nov 6, 2025

Which Southern Democrats voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

The claim asks which Southern Democrats voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the sourced analyses show that a small number of Southern Democrats broke with much of their regional delegation to supp...