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...pass the 1964 civil rights bill, Johnson thundered. "This time, on this issue," he cried, rising to a climax, "there must be no delay, or no hesitation, or no compromise with our purpose!" Slowly at first, then like a great wave, the applause grew. After a long minute. Emanuel Celler of New York, dean of the House and a longtime civil libertarian, jumped to his feet, bringing others in the chamber to their feet with him, Democrats first, then Republicans. For 30 seconds they stood, pouring out a Niagara of applause...
...desultory afternoon last week, New York's Democratic Congressman Emanuel Celler, 76, rose in the sparsely populated House chamber to perform a labor of love. Celler's task: to speak on his bill outlawing gerrymandering of congressional districts. It was a subject close to Manny Celler's old Brooklyn heart...
What cured Manny Celler's frustration was last year's Supreme Court ruling on redistricting. The court declared that "as nearly as is practicable, one man's vote in a congressional election is to be worth as much as another...
What was needed now was some implementing law, and it just so happened that Celler had exactly what the Supreme Court ordered...
...alternative to these proposals, Celler argued, would be "a veritable mishmash, a hodgepodge. I do not think you want that." He was right. The House accepted the bill by a voice vote and sent Manny Celler's nugget to the Senate, where passage looks as good as gold...