Justice powell retired, that meant he wanted reagan to choose his succesor. That was in june of 87. Reagan also had twicd the political capital left as obama. Not to mention he work with dems on more progressive tax reform and amnestt for 3 million illegals. Thats a far cry from The current president using his pen and his phone as an end run around congress. Thats why he got his pick and his hearings.


And there was no sort of. Bork fired someone at the request of the president. He didnt break the law or plan anything. He was qualified to serve on the court. That is the TRADITIONAL standard the senate uses in defference to exevutive discretio. In choosing a justice. He was pro life and the demicrats controlled the senate. Its just that simple.


And the party for free pot for everyone was really that shook up about drug use 4 years before clinton ran for president? You know better.


Swing vote... Exactly. Swing towards roe v. Wade and author of gay marriage. Functional case law is to the left of the public.

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