On the recordNovember 3, 2004
I think the Supreme Court is generally kind of out of control. They are making up the constitution.
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Robert Bork
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transcripts.cnn.comRobert Bork: “I think the Supreme Court is generally kind of out of control. They are making up the constitution.”
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Robert Bork expresses his view that the Supreme Court is not adhering to the Constitution and is overstepping its bounds.
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Nov 3, 2004
It's a position of enormous power. It's a power that can't be checked by the political branches or by the people.
Jul 18, 2005
It -- what it does is recognize that the court is -- has become a political institution, not a legal institution.
Jul 19, 2005
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