Failed Supreme Court Nominee Robert Bork
Next week, hard right U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock is likely to
defeat the merely very conservative incumbent Sen. Richard Lugar(R-IN) in the Republican primary. On MSNBC this morning, Mourdock showcased part of his appeal to Tea Party conservatives. If elected, Mourdock promised to obstruct judges who do not resemble one of the most ill-considered nominees in recent American history:
Personally, I would be looking for those people who, as Judge Bork used to say, originalists or strict constructionists. . . . I certainly think the standard ought to be, and it's one that I make no, ah, message about trying to hide. I think people ought to be looking for those who would serve on the courts who are going to strictly interpret the United States Constitution. . . . ...