Word: democratized
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Autocratic Outrages. The liberal Democrats' next target was the once mighty Rules Committee, which must pass on every bill before it goes to a floor vote. Until 1961 Virginia's conservative Democrat Howard ("Judge") Smith had almost dictatorial powers, because of a coalition with Republicans. Smith's strength was dissipated in 1961 when John Kennedy and Speaker Rayburn rammed through a change in committee membership. But Lyndon's lieutenants in Congress wanted to take no chances of any kind, and the caucus approved new rules that would give Speaker McCormack broad powers to release any bill...
...early push will be given to a favorite Johnson bill-revising immigration to give priority to highly skilled people rather than fixing quotas arbitrarily for each country. This bill may hit a snag in the House, for the immigration subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee is chaired by testy Ohio Democrat Michael Feighan, who is as close to an isolationist as there is in today's Congress...
...they voted and why. Says Albert now: "You learn the procedure, you learn the rules by the empirical method. It's a good way. I also learned the issues. And I stayed with my party as much as I could. I have been, I think, a real regular Democrat." In 1955, when Tennessee Democrat James Percy Priest decided he didn't want to be party whip again, Rayburn and then Majority Leader John McCormack pored over a list of House Democrats for a replacement. When they hit Albert's name, both said: "That...
Such a Mess. But events in Viet Nam may not give the U.S. that much time. Said Illinois Democrat Barratt O'Hara of Rusk's remarks: "I have never known him to speak with more gravity." Said Ohio Democrat Wayne Hays: "You hardly know where to start, it's such a mess. We don't want to go in full force, like the French. They failed. But a pull-out would be even worse. We need two things right now-some patience and a little bit of good news from out there...
Opposite Views. Oregon Democrat Wayne Morse meanwhile continued pushing his own recommendation- "a fair, negotiated settlement." Questioned on his ideas for achieving this miracle, Morse allowed as how "that would be for the United Nations to determine." All he knew, he said, was that "this argument will continue, and I intend to continue...