Would you have voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Yes. Those who think that any real or perceived flaws in the Act as passed justify voting No have pretty skewed priorities.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

And again, it's what that reasoning for voting against such legislation says about your priorities that's problematic, not the argument itself. I don't often accuse people of letting the perfect be the enemy of the good, because I do it myself a fair amount, but this is a big, fat, glow-in-the-dark example.