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==U.S. House: initial defeat, later passage==
==U.S. House: initial defeat, later passage==
As questions over the constitutionality loomed over the Dyer Bill, its sponsor L. C. Dyer (R–MO) in 1921 consulted with [[United States Supreme Court]] [[chief justice]] [[William Howard Taft]], whose policies as president he supported, just prior to Taft's confirmation by the U.S. Senate.<ref name=talbert/> Taft confidentially assured Dyer of the bill's constitutionality, which the Missouri Republican in turn relayed to the NAACP.
===Failed Democratic opposition===
===Failed Democratic opposition===
[[File:James B. Aswell of LA.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rep. Aswell (D–LA) denounced the Dyer Bill in racial terms.]]
[[File:James B. Aswell of LA.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rep. Aswell (D–LA) denounced the Dyer Bill in racial terms.]]