<answer>Title VII</answer> was perhaps the most controversial of the entire bill. Many conservatives accused it of advocating a de facto quota system, and claimed unconstitutionality as it attempts to regulate the workplace. Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey corrected this notion: "there is nothing in [<answer>Title VII</answer>] that will give power to the Commission to require hiring, firing, and promotion to meet a racial 'quota.' [. . .] <answer>Title VII</answer> is designed to encourage the hiring on basis of ability and qualifications, not race or religion." <answer>Title VII</answer> prohibits discrimination. Humphrey was the silent hero of the bill's passing through Congress. He pledged that the bill required no quotas, just nondiscrimination. Doing so, he convinced many pro-business Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen (IL) to support <answer>Title VII</answer>.:78–80
Which section of the legislation was considered the most controversial?
Title VII