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While initially backing some of Roosevelt's [[liberal]] [[New Deal]], McCarran later began to break from the president. He opposed FDR's deeply unpopular [[court packing]] scheme after hearing from constituents in his state, and opposed the Second New Deal for being too left-wing. | While initially backing some of Roosevelt's [[liberal]] [[New Deal]], McCarran later began to break from the president. He opposed FDR's deeply unpopular [[court packing]] scheme after hearing from constituents in his state, and opposed the Second New Deal for being too left-wing. | ||
| − | McCarran's record on [[civil rights]] is somewhat mixed; while he supported Truman's Army desegregation, he also appointed staunch [[segregation]]ist/white supremacist [[James Eastland]], a fellow friend in the Senate, to chair the Senate subcommittee on civil rights despite being warned against the decision. | + | McCarran's record on [[civil rights]] is somewhat mixed; while he supported Truman's Army desegregation, he also appointed staunch [[segregation]]ist/white supremacist [[James Eastland]], a fellow friend in the Senate, to chair the Senate subcommittee on civil rights despite being warned against the decision.<ref name="Nevada Trivia">[https://nevadatrivia.com/nevada-history/pat-mccarran/ Pat McCarran]. ''Nevada Trivia''. Retrieved February 27, 2021.</ref> |
| − | Along with [[Pennsylvania]] congressman [[Francis Walter]], McCarran was a lead sponsor of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952]] which repealed racially based restrictions for [[immigration]] to the US, toughened standards for naturalization, and made [[deportation]]s of [[illegal aliens]] easier.<ref | + | Along with [[Pennsylvania]] congressman [[Francis Walter]], McCarran was a lead sponsor of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952]] which repealed racially based restrictions for [[immigration]] to the US, toughened standards for naturalization, and made [[deportation]]s of [[illegal aliens]] easier.<ref name="Nevada Trivia"/> Despite being vetoed by [[Harry Truman]], both Houses of Congress voted to override the president's decision and pass the bill. However, it was replaced in 1965 by the [[Hart-Celler Act]], which raised the quota cap. |
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| Patrick A. “Pat” McCarran | |||
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| Former U.S. Senator from Nevada From: March 4, 1933 – September 28, 1954 | |||
| Predecessor | Tasker Oddie | ||
| Successor | Ernest S. Brown | ||
| Former Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court From: January 2, 1917 – January 4, 1919 | |||
| Predecessor | Frank Herbert Norcross | ||
| Successor | Benjamin Wilson Coleman | ||
| Former Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court From: January 2, 1913 – January 1, 1917 | |||
| Predecessor | James G. Sweeney | ||
| Successor | Edward Augustus Ducker | ||
| Former Member of the Nevada Assembly from Washoe County From: 1903–1905 | |||
| Predecessor | Phil Jacobs, G. E. Peckham, W. W. Webster | ||
| Successor | Walter Hastings, A. W. Holmes, E. R. Dodge, R. H. Kinney, J. W. Wright, J. S. Orr | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Martha Weeks | ||
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Patrick Anthony “Pat” McCarran (August 8, 1876 – September 28, 1954) was a farmer, judge, and attorney from Nevada who served as the state's U.S. Senator for two decades up until his death. A Democrat, he previously served in the state's Supreme Court, being an Associate Justice and then the Chief Justice.
U.S. Senate
1932 election
McCarran ran for Senate in 1932 against Republican incumbent Tasker Oddie, with the state Democratic Party allowing him to be nominated and believing that he would lose in the general election. McCarran, however, proved them to be erroneous by winning the general election in an upset, narrowly defeating Oddie by four percentage points[1] in an election cycle one of the most favorable for Democrats in U.S. history following blame cast on President Herbert Hoover and the Republicans over the Great Depression.
Tenure
While initially backing some of Roosevelt's liberal New Deal, McCarran later began to break from the president. He opposed FDR's deeply unpopular court packing scheme after hearing from constituents in his state, and opposed the Second New Deal for being too left-wing.
McCarran's record on civil rights is somewhat mixed; while he supported Truman's Army desegregation, he also appointed staunch segregationist/white supremacist James Eastland, a fellow friend in the Senate, to chair the Senate subcommittee on civil rights despite being warned against the decision.[2]
Along with Pennsylvania congressman Francis Walter, McCarran was a lead sponsor of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 which repealed racially based restrictions for immigration to the US, toughened standards for naturalization, and made deportations of illegal aliens easier.[2] Despite being vetoed by Harry Truman, both Houses of Congress voted to override the president's decision and pass the bill. However, it was replaced in 1965 by the Hart-Celler Act, which raised the quota cap.
Anti-Semitism
McCarran was an anti-Semite who harshly questioned and attacked Felix Frankfurter during the latter's confirmation hearings after being nominated by Roosevelt to the U.S. Supreme Court.[3][4] McCarran was furthermore instrumental in working to block European Jews who survived the Holocaust from entering the U.S. after the end of World War II.
See also
References
- ↑ NV US Senate - Nov 08, 1932. Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pat McCarran. Nevada Trivia. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ↑ Omsted, Kathryn S. (January 16, 2005). The real witch hunter of the 1950s. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ↑ Halper, Thomas (May 30, 2018). Felix Frankfurter and the Law. Sciendo. Retrieved February 27, 2021.