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In 1970, as he geared for a reelection bid, Kirk tried to thwart a [[Segregation|desegregation]] plan in Manatee County. He quipped that the judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, based in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] had been "drinking in the French Quarter and reading dirty books."<ref>''Miami Herald,'' September 5, 1970.</ref>
In 1970, as he geared for a reelection bid, Kirk tried to thwart a [[Segregation|desegregation]] plan in Manatee County. He quipped that the judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, based in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] had been "drinking in the French Quarter and reading dirty books."<ref>''Miami Herald,'' September 5, 1970.</ref>
Although he had a Democrat-controlled legislature, Kirk could exercise his veto, and the numbers were not usually there for a successful override.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,843510,00.html |title=Florida: A New Way of Operating |publisher=''[[Time Magazine]]''|date=April 7, 1967|accessdate=March 20, 2014}}</ref>
Although he had a Democrat-controlled legislature, Kirk could exercise his veto, and the numbers were not usually there for a successful override.<ref>Florida: A New Way of Operating," ''[[Time Magazine]]," April 7, 1967.</ref>
===Feud with Cramer===
===Feud with Cramer===