re: Sick of Obama telling everyone how great LBJ was

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I don't know what Ike has to due with this since he was out of office when the 1964 CRA was passed, but Goldwater later said that the biggest regret of his career was not voting for the 1964 CRA.

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Eisenhower, unlike democrats of the day, believed he had federal authority to enter states and enforce individual constitutional rights. He believed he had the authority to enforce the 13, 14 and 15th amendments.

He sent federal troops into Little Rock. The first use of federal troops involving civil rights since reconstruction.

Goldwater recognized the additional enforcement measures in the CRA and said he only opposed what he considered unconstitutional and that was Title 2. (it was a big stretch to say the commerce clause entitled the government to dictate to hotels and motels)