Robert Bork Dead at 84

TimCallahan said:
Again, here are some of Bork's plain-spoken, honest opinions (taken from an NPR site):

He opposed the Supreme Court's one man, one vote decision on legislative apportionment.

He wrote an article opposing the 1964 civil rights law that required hotels, restaurants and other businesses to serve people of all races.

He opposed a 1965 Supreme Court decision that struck down a state law banning contraceptives for married couples. There is no right to privacy in the Constitution, Bork said.

And he opposed Supreme Court decisions on gender equality, too.

I also seem to recall that he believed Congress had no authority to make laws limiting monopolies.

So, tell me, do you agree with any of these positions taken by Robert Bork? Note that objections to these expressed views of his are in no way personal.
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Many should be cleared up via Constitutional amendment. In the long term, That Which Judges Conjur Up can be put to work for evil as well.

It is folly to think We Are Finally Achieving Perfection For All Eternity, So It's Ok To Do This 'Cause, Ya Know, We Are Really Good People.
 
Beerina said:
Many should be cleared up via Constitutional amendment.
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Civil rights should never be left to the tyranny of the majority. I shouldn't have to vote for a constitutional amendment to secure civil rights.

Joe Blow: Civil rights might be a good idea. Let's vote on it. Oh, and BTW, according to the rules, when it comes to amending the constituton, a simple majority is not enough to secure civil rights.

  • Imagine a Christian living in an Islamic nation where it's against the law to be a Christian.
  • Imagine the supreme court of that nation ruling that such a law was a violation of the constitution.
  • Imagine Christians becoming incensed that an activist judge would try to thwart the will of the majority.
 
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