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Edward M. Kennedy: In Robert Bork's America, there is no room at the end for blacks, have no place in the Constitution for women. And in…

On the recordJanuary 25, 2022
In Robert Bork's America, there is no room at the end for blacks, have no place in the Constitution for women. And in our America, there should be no seat on the Supreme Court for Robert Bork.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts

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Kennedy criticized Bork's nomination, arguing it would harm civil rights.

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