"Bipartisanship is actually a relatively recent phenomenon. It's not the historical norm in American politics...Look at this chart...between 1866 & 1890... civil rights legislation was passed on a purely partisan basis." From my opening monologue today:pic.twitter.com/rJS8B7Y9XL
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Clean Air Act passed 73-0. Clean Water Act 74-0. Amnesty in 1986 passed 69-30. ADA passed 76-8. Even the Voting Rights Act of 1990 passed 65-34.
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The most recent thing you cite predates Gingrich. Is that a reasonable view in light of the excessive partisanship since then?
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