Would you have voted to confirm Robert Bork?
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Question: Would you have voted to confirm Robert Bork?
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« Reply #25 on: April 27, 2005, 01:19:00 AM »
No way
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Joe Kakistocracy
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« Reply #26 on: April 27, 2005, 07:00:42 AM »
Hmmm, an interesting (but hardly surprising) partisan divide has appeared.
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« Reply #27 on: September 24, 2005, 12:59:02 PM »
Quote from: Emsworth on April 25, 2005, 02:05:15 PM
I would never have voted to confirm someone who advocated the inclusion of a "notwithstanding clause" in the U.S. Constitution.

Why? It's irrelevant to his judicial philosophy.
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« Reply #28 on: September 24, 2005, 01:05:01 PM »
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« Reply #29 on: September 24, 2005, 01:12:05 PM »
No.  Probably not Clarence Thomas either.  The rest on the current court I would have confirmed.
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« Reply #30 on: September 24, 2005, 01:16:34 PM »
hell no
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« Reply #31 on: September 24, 2005, 01:18:35 PM »
Also I would've not voted to confirm Scalia, Thomas or Rehnquist.
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« Reply #32 on: September 24, 2005, 01:22:54 PM »
And?
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« Reply #33 on: September 24, 2005, 01:30:00 PM »
Quote from: A18 on September 24, 2005, 12:59:02 PM
Quote from: Emsworth on April 25, 2005, 02:05:15 PM
I would never have voted to confirm someone who advocated the inclusion of a "notwithstanding clause" in the U.S. Constitution.

Why? It's irrelevant to his judicial philosophy.
Hmm, very good point. I will have to retract that statement (a few months late, of course).

On the whole, he seems to be an excellent jurist. He has argued that the privileges or immunities clause is an "inkblot"; in other words, he wants it ignored completely. So, if he opposes incorporation, I would have to vote against him. But aside from that point, I see nothing wrong; his judicial positions are quite admirable.
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« Reply #34 on: September 24, 2005, 01:58:44 PM »
I remember old "Fats" Kennedy saying he'd vote for him then sticking a knife in his back.
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« Reply #35 on: September 24, 2005, 03:36:31 PM »
Oh, absolutely.
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« Reply #36 on: September 24, 2005, 03:37:17 PM »
Quote from: StatesRights™ on September 24, 2005, 01:58:44 PM
I remember old "Fats" Kennedy saying he'd vote for him then sticking a knife in his back.

Kennedy said he'd vote for Bork?

The left is well known for its lies.
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« Reply #37 on: September 24, 2005, 04:57:44 PM »
No
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« Reply #38 on: September 24, 2005, 05:24:22 PM »
yes.
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« Reply #39 on: September 24, 2005, 05:28:01 PM »
I would have voted for Bork, and every other member of the court except Ginsberg (sp?). She actively campaigned for the position years before her first confirmation hearing.
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« Reply #40 on: September 24, 2005, 05:52:56 PM »
Forgive me for my crummy modern history knowledge-- what was so "extremist" about Bork?
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« Reply #41 on: September 24, 2005, 06:33:12 PM »
No.
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« Reply #42 on: September 24, 2005, 06:38:40 PM »
Quote from: Senator Ebowed on September 24, 2005, 05:52:56 PM
Forgive me for my crummy modern history knowledge-- what was so "extremist" about Bork?

He candidly answered questions on his personal views and senators disregarded his qualifications and judicial philosophy because of it. His "no right to privacy" comment didn't help either, even though he was 100% correct.
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« Reply #43 on: September 24, 2005, 09:24:04 PM »
Yes. 
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« Reply #44 on: September 24, 2005, 09:25:38 PM »
Id lean towards no.

What was the big deal about revealing his movie rental information?
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« Reply #45 on: September 24, 2005, 10:04:52 PM »
No.  That beard just killed him for me Smiley
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« Reply #46 on: September 25, 2005, 09:30:01 PM »
No! What a freak that guy was

And thats just his judicial philosophy, he was also one ugly bastard, not that that would have any effect on my vote.

God Bless Anthony Kennedy Smiley
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