Re: Your Rules, Democrats     nationalreview.com@charlescwcooke
 

Given what happened to Robert Bork, it is impossible to argue that the Senate cannot reject a Supreme Court nominee on the basis of his ideology

Re: Your Rules, Democrats Share article on Facebookshare Tweet articletweet Plus one article on Google Plus+1 Print Article Email article by Charles C. W. Cooke February 15, 2016 12:40 PM

 

Response To... Your Rules, Democrats Kevin — in noting that the Democratic party is now calling for the Republican Senate to follow the “norms” that they themselves have shattered, you write: The ur-example, of course, is the case of Robert Bork. The Democrats’ craven, despicable, lying campaign against Bork announced the arrival of Supreme Court confirmation hearings as bare-knuckle political brawls. There was no question that Bork was well-qualified for the position – he was one of the great legal minds of his time. Democrats simply did not like his view of the law and the Constitution. This is exactly right. But I think, if anything, you understate the case. The argument that I have heard since Scalia’s death was announced goes something like this: “If Obama’s nominee is qualified and accomplished, he should be approved. Let’s hear no talk of the ‘balance of the Court’
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