Article: Floor statement on Judge Bork by U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter. (Robert H. Bork) (transcript)

FLOOR STATEMENT ON JUDGE BORK BY U.S. SEN. ARLEN SPECTER

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is the floor statement made today by U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) regarding Judge Robert Bork.

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I shall vote against Judge Bork on confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court because I believe there is substantial doubt as to how he would apply fundamental principles of constitutional law. This is a difficult vote since I will be opposing my president, my party and a man of powerful intellect whom I respect and like. I have spent hours discussing my concerns with Judge Bork both publicly at the hearings and privately in my office ...

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