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==United States Senate==
==United States Senate==
As a senator, Hayden was known for his strong emphasis on issues important to his state, including irrigation, highways, and silver mining.
As a senator, Hayden was known for his strong emphasis on issues important to his state, including irrigation, highways, and silver mining.
Hayden voted in favor of the [[1957 Civil Rights Act]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 14, 2021.</ref> though he also voted in favor of two amendments to significantly weaken the bill, one of them to restrict the authority of the [[Attorney General]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s71 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO DELETE AUTHORITY FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SEEK PREVENTIVE RELIEF IN CIVIL RIGHTS CASES UNDER THE 14TH AMENDMENT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 14, 2021.</ref> and the other being a jury trial amendment.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s73 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO GUARANTEE JURY TRIALS IN ALL CASES OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND PROVIDE UNIFORM METHODS FOR SELECTING FEDERAL COURT JURIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 14, 2021.</ref> Both were favored by segregationists, the latter being due to the fact that all civil rights cases in the South under the amendment would almost guarantee in the defendant being acquitted by a jury.<ref>James DiEugenio (October 7, 2018). [https://kennedysandking.com/reviews/the-kennedys-and-civil-rights-how-the-msm-continues-to-distort-history-part-2 The Kennedys and Civil Rights: How the MSM Continues to Distort History, Part 2]. ''Kennedys and King''. Retrieved February 14, 2021.</ref>
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