It is a ship with a great deal of sail but a very shallow keel. Robert Bork dealgreatkeel Change image and share on social
Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy. Robert Bork americanbasicdemocracy Change image and share on social
The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it is not the less so because the Court promises to allow it only when the Constitution is moved to the left. Robert Bork changecongressconstitution share on social
Law is vulnerable to the winds of intellectual or moral fashion, which it then validates as the commands of our most basic concept. Robert Bork basiccommandconcept Change image and share on social
When a judge assumes the power to decide which distinctions made in a statute are legitimate and which are not, he assumes the power to disapprove of any and all legislation, because all legislation makes distinctions. Robert Bork assumedecidedisapprove share on social
