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Hickenlooper was a supporter of [[civil rights]], having voted in favor of the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[1957 Civil Rights Act|1957]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref> and 1960.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s284 HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref>

Hickenlooper was a supporter of [[civil rights]], having voted in favor of the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[1957 Civil Rights Act|1957]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref> and 1960.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s284 HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref>

Like [[Barry Goldwater]], Hickenlooper opposed the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]] over concerns of increasing federal bureaucracy despite [[liberal deceit|deceitful liberal]] attempts to highlight the conservative Republican opposition to the bill as "racist". While he voted against the final passage of the landmark legislation,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref> he voted in favor of invoking cloture to end the filibuster led by Southern Democrats<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s302 HR. 7152. MANSFIELD DIRKSEN MOTION THAT THE SENATE INVOKE CLOTURE ON THE SOUTHERN FILIBUSTER.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 2021.</ref> at the urging of Republican [[Senate Minority Leader]] [[Everett Dirksen]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/01/archives/hickenlooper-opposes-closure-till-rights-bill-is-modified-more.html Hickenlooper Opposes Closure Till Rights Bill Is Modified More]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref>

Like [[Barry Goldwater]], Hickenlooper opposed the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]] over concerns of increasing federal bureaucracy despite [[liberal deceit|deceitful left-wing]] attempts to highlight the conservative Republican opposition to the bill as "racist". While he voted against the final passage of the landmark legislation,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref> he voted in favor of invoking cloture to end the filibuster led by Southern Democrats<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s302 HR. 7152. MANSFIELD DIRKSEN MOTION THAT THE SENATE INVOKE CLOTURE ON THE SOUTHERN FILIBUSTER.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 2021.</ref> at the urging of Republican [[Senate Minority Leader]] [[Everett Dirksen]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/01/archives/hickenlooper-opposes-closure-till-rights-bill-is-modified-more.html Hickenlooper Opposes Closure Till Rights Bill Is Modified More]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref>

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