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== Supreme Court Nomination ==
== Supreme Court Nomination ==
In 1987, President [[Ronald Reagan]] nominated Robert Bork to the [[Supreme Court]], but his confirmation did not pass Senate vote when a coalition led by [[Ted Kennedy]] led a misinformation campaign against him. 52 out of 54 Democrats voted against him<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/24/us/senate-s-roll-call-on-the-bork-vote.html</ref> after a highly partisan confirmation hearing that was such a farce that it inspired a new verb, "borked", to mean an orchestrated campaign of distortions and vilification to defeat someone for political motivation.
In 1987, President [[Ronald Reagan]] nominated Robert Bork to the [[Supreme Court]], but his confirmation did not pass Senate vote when a coalition led by [[Ted Kennedy]] led a misinformation campaign against him. 52 out of 54 Democrats voted against him<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/24/us/senate-s-roll-call-on-the-bork-vote.html</ref> after a highly partisan confirmation hearing that was such a farce that it inspired a new verb, "borked", to mean an orchestrated campaign of distortions and vilification to defeat someone for political motivation.
Bork was best known as a legal expert who has advocated a judicial philosophy called originalism. With originalism in mind, after being voted down for confirmation he authored his best selling book<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/us/robert-h-bork-conservative-jurist-dies-at-85.html A Conservative Whose Supreme Court Bid Set the Senate Afire], [[New York Times]]</ref> ''The Tempting of America'', in which he argues that the [[Incorporation doctrine]] is a large part of modern judicial activism.
Bork was best known as a legal expert who has advocated a judicial philosophy called originalism. With originalism in mind, after being voted down for confirmation he authored his best selling book<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/us/robert-h-bork-conservative-jurist-dies-at-85.html A Conservative Whose Supreme Court Bid Set the Senate Afire], [[New York Times]]</ref> ''The Tempting of America'', in which he argues that the [[Incorporation doctrine]] is a large part of modern judicial activism.