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...ground swell of public opinion against Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court is understandable ((NATION, July 13)). His reliance on original intent precludes the notion that the Founding Fathers originally intended us to evolve as a people into something better than we were. The nation, and indeed the President's legacy, would be better served by a Justice who views the Constitution as a living part of the present rather than a relic from the past...
Lewis F. Powell, who will be 80 on Sept. 19, announced his retirement last month and President Reagan has nominated Robert H. Bork, a conservative federal appeals court judge, to replace him. Powell had his prostate removed in 1985 because of cancer...
Washington's No. 1 foregone conclusion these days is that when U.S. Appeals Court Judge Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court reaches the Senate Judiciary Committee, a battle royal will begin. Still, there is no sign anybody is postponing squabbling until the confirmation hearings. Even the question of when the hearings should start has raised a ruckus. Sept. 15, committee Democrats decided last week. Horrors, said the White House, eager to have Bork seated before the next court term in October. Implored White House Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater: "We would sure like to start the new term with...
...White House was also miffed by word that Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware, the Judiciary Committee chairman and Democratic presidential hopeful, intends to lead the fight against the conservative Bork -- exploiting a chance to win favor among liberal groups in a well-publicized setting. Biden, grumbled Fitzwater, has chosen to "politicize the hearings." Shocking...
...selecting a leading conservative jurist, the President hopes to shape the legal balance into the next century. -- Bork' s personal style and temperament are seemingly at odds with his strict constructionist philosophy. -- The seven Democratic presidential contenders fire mostly blanks in a Firing Line debate. -- A Texas boxcar turns into a grisly coffin...