"...southern Democratic Senators attempted, unsuccessfully, to block the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ..."

Yes, Sawzaw...we are quite aware of the history of the Dixiecrats and those days when prejudice overrode both sense and party loyalty. What possible relevance is it to today's issues?

Those days passed, and most of the Dixiecrats either left or were defeated or, in a couple cases, converted to semi-sanity.

What the Republicans are doing now is beyond even asserting a 'principle'. They are just blocking ANYTHING Democrats propose...even stuff they were formerly in favor of... then condemning the Democrats for not getting much done. This is being done with obfuscation, foot-dragging and bald-face lying in order to scare people. It is, simply, the most UN-principled way of acting I have ever seen in Congress in my 50 years of voting. Individuals have acted this way, but an entire PARTY?

It is shameful....