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The amendment received a 49–37 majority, far short of the two-thirds (67 votes) needed for passage.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1966/s451 TO PASS S. J. RES 144, A RESOLUTION PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PERMITTING SCHOOL PRAYERS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref>
The amendment received a 49–37 majority, far short of the two-thirds (67 votes) needed for passage.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1966/s451 TO PASS S. J. RES 144, A RESOLUTION PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PERMITTING SCHOOL PRAYERS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref>
This would not be the only amendment that Dorksen would sponsor. He would push for his own "Dirksen Amendment" to undo ''[[Reynolds v. Sims]]'', but that too failed.<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/1287188</ref>
He and House Republican leader [[Charles A. Halleck]] of [[Indiana]] conducted weekly press conferences which were known as [[The Ev and Charlie Show]].<ref name=evandcharlieshow>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Ev_and_Charlie_Show.htm "The Ev and Charlie Show"]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> The two had contrasting personalities and a lighthearted view from the press helped establish them as "great American duos". They became the face of the GOP during the 60s, with ''[[The New York Times]]'' reporting:<ref name=evandcharlieshow/>
He and House Republican leader [[Charles A. Halleck]] of [[Indiana]] conducted weekly press conferences which were known as [[The Ev and Charlie Show]].<ref name=evandcharlieshow>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Ev_and_Charlie_Show.htm "The Ev and Charlie Show"]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> The two had contrasting personalities and a lighthearted view from the press helped establish them as "great American duos". They became the face of the GOP during the 60s, with ''[[The New York Times]]'' reporting:<ref name=evandcharlieshow/>