On the recordJuly 19, 2005
It's a terrible way to confirm justices. What it does is recognize that the court has become a political institution, not a legal institution.
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Robert Bork
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transcripts.cnn.comIt's a terrible way to confirm justices. What it does is recognize that the court has become a political institution, not a legal institution.
Bork critiques the current confirmation process for Supreme Court justices.
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It's a position of enormous power. It's a power that can't be checked by the political branches or by the people.
It -- what it does is recognize that the court is -- has become a political institution, not a legal institution.
I think the Supreme Court is generally kind of out of control. They are making up the constitution.