The great US jurist Robert Bork has passed away aged 85.
This extract is from the Wall Street Journal.
Robert Bork, who died today at the age of 85, was a former U.S. solicitor general, an antitrust scholar who taught (Bill Clinton, among others) at Yale, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals and an ardent foe of judicial activism. But he is best known for his failed nomination to the Supreme Court in 1987, which marked a turning point in our politics. “Borking” entered the Beltway lexicon. Political differences became an excuse for attacking someone’s moral character.
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ar
20 Dec 12 at 9:05 am
Pity this esteemed jurist will be remembered by most people for the disgraceful actions of Ted Kennedy & Joe Biden.
Token
20 Dec 12 at 9:55 am
It would seem that judicial activism was an ardent foe of him.
Tel
20 Dec 12 at 3:36 pm
It is also important to remember, apart from the disgraceful actions of Ted Kennedy and Biden (which unsurprisingly are accurate reflections of their characters), is that Anthony Kennedy was finally nominated and filled the vacancy on the Supreme Court bench. Given the cases that have since been heard and the decisions, and Kennedy’s arguments and votes in those cases, the effect of disgraceful actions. BTW, Ted Kennedy attacked Bork in terms reminiscent of Democratic attacks on Romney before the election:
dover_beach
22 Dec 12 at 11:03 am
Correction: the effect of those disgraceful actions has been devastating.
dover_beach
22 Dec 12 at 12:49 pm