Thursday, March 15, 2012

Kennedy assails Bork in visit here

Sen. Edward F. Kennedy brought his campaign against SupremeCourt nominee Robert H. Bork to Chicago on Sunday, saying PresidentReagan should not be allowed to "tilt the balance" of the court forthe next generation.

"We must not permit the president to rule our future through thenomination of Robert Bork,' " Kennedy (D-Mass.) said, adding that theReagan Administration has heightened its public relations campaignfor Bork "to change Mr. Bork's spots and portray him as a model ofmoderation."

But the Massachusetts Democrat said, "The public positions ofMr. Bork speak louder than the public relations of the White House .. . and Ronald Reagan is wrong to try to put him …

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