Re: [OpenHeroQuest] RE: Bork

From: Chris Lemens <chrislemens_at_e23RXvKtCk7mv0N__DvuKiUSK-N0EvnhgeSQRtt10UWa92tbIxnnSvLDDw_z1OXc>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:39:26 -0700 (PDT)

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> In any event, to suggest that the principled
> opposition to Bork was somehow unfair and out
> of keeping with historical precedent is, to put
> it charitably, a dubious proposition.

The first half was not the proposition--I never said unfair. The proposition was that the Democrats discovered that they could use a mechanism to block judicial appointments where they disagreed philospohically. This had not been done before--it was infact unprecedented. They have since extended it to people much less extreme than Bork. The Republicans have retaliated. The point is that this dynamic is a loser for the people.



Chris Lemens

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