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When the [[United States Senate]] took up the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]], the '''O'Mahoney<ref>Caro, Robert Allan (2003). ''Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson'' (p. 944–51). Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> jury trial amendment''' was introduced and passed, which weakened the legislation to being effectively toothless. The scheme was masterminded by then-[[Senate Majority Leader]] (and later president) [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], who compromised with the Southern [[segregation]]ists to pass a weak bill rather than oversee a defeat under a filibuster.<ref name=kennedysandking>DiEugenio, James (October 7, 2018). [https://www.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 August 4, 2021.</ref>

When the [[United States Senate]] took up the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]], the '''O'Mahoney'''<ref>Caro, Robert Allan (2003). ''Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson'' (p. 944–51). Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> '''jury trial amendment''' was introduced and passed, which weakened the legislation to being effectively toothless. The scheme was masterminded by then-[[Senate Majority Leader]] (and later president) [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], who compromised with the Southern [[segregation]]ists to pass a weak bill rather than oversee a defeat under a filibuster.<ref name=kennedysandking>DiEugenio, James (October 7, 2018). [https://www.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 August 4, 2021.</ref>

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