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Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Sen. Clifford P. Case criticizes the Senate Judiciary Committee as a 'graveyard' for civil rights bills and urges bypassing it, referencing the 1957 strategy. He expresses optimism but doubts Democratic leaders will deliver meaningful legislation. Other senators like Dirksen and Johnson are mentioned.
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By Senator Clifford Case
WASHINGTON - (UPI) - Sen. Clifford P. Case, R-N.J. said Sunday Congress must bypass the Senate Judiciary committee's 'graveyard' if it hopes to pass any meaningful civil rights legislation this year.
Case said this strategy was used to push through the 1957 civil rights bill. In that case a House-approved bill was sent directly to the Senate floor, thus side-stepping the judiciary group.
Case said the Senate Judiciary Committee was the 'graveyard' of civil rights legislation, 'there's no doubt, about that.' The committee is headed by Sen. James O. Eastland D-Miss., an avowed civil rights foe and has a powerful complement of southern senators. Senate votes to bypass the judiciary committee. But he said he was 'a little less optimistic' that the move would guarantee passage of a civil rights bill.
He said Senate Democratic leaders have promised civil rights action this session but the question is whether this would be 'a mere palliative, a face-saver a meaningless piece of legislation.'
Case appeared on a filmed television show for New York stations. Senate GOP leader Everett M. Dirksen Ill. offered Saturday to join a Democratic maneuver to steer a House civil rights bill directly to the Senate floor. But he declined to initiate such action, saying this was a Democratic responsibility.
Dirksen's predecessor as Republican leader, former Sen. William F. Knowland Calif., led the flanking maneuver in 1957.
Case said Knowland's 'energy skill and determination and dedication' were responsible for the 1957 civil rights bill. He said he
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did not think Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson, Tex., alone could whip up enough sentiment needed to enact civil rights legislation.
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Sen. Clifford P. Case stated that Congress must bypass the Senate Judiciary Committee, calling it a 'graveyard' for civil rights legislation, to pass meaningful bills this year. He referenced the 1957 bill's success via direct routing to the Senate floor. The committee, led by Sen. James O. Eastland, is dominated by southern senators opposed to civil rights. Case is less optimistic about current prospects despite promises from Democratic leaders. Senate GOP leader Dirksen offered support for bypassing but deferred initiation to Democrats. Case credited former Sen. Knowland for 1957 success and doubted Sen. Johnson's ability to garner sufficient support alone.