Former Solicitor General and appeals court judge Robert Bork, known for being unsuccessfully nominated to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, passed away earlier today at age 85. Democrat senators led by Ted Kennedy visciously opposed the nomination, which failed by a vote of 58-42. During his time as Solicitor General, Bork carried out President Richard Nixon's order to fire special counsel Archibald Cox, after the attorney general and his deputy refused to do so, both resigning in protest.
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It was his firing of Archibald Cox that the left went after him for in the 1980's.
ReplyDeleteRobert Bork was highly qualified for the court not like the last 2 put on it.