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====Civil Rights Act of 1964====
 
====Civil Rights Act of 1964====
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Like [[Barry Goldwater]] and [[Norris Cotton]], Hickenlooper opposed the final Senate passage of 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 portions of the bill as "racist".
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Like [[Barry Goldwater]], [[Norris Cotton]], and [[Milward Simpson]], Hickenlooper opposed the final Senate passage of 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 portions of the bill as "racist".
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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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While he voted against the 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> This was despite previously being hesitant towards cloture.<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 May 23, 2021.</ref>
    
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