Bork had a full hearing and was voted down in the Senate Judiciary Committee 9-5 (with a Republican voting against him) and then voted down again in the full Senate 58-42 (with 6 Republicans voting against him) so no, that didn't justify Garland

[whispers] Bork had a full hearing and was voted down in the Senate Judiciary Committee 9-5 (with a Republican voting against him) and then voted down again in the full Senate 58-42 (with 6 Republicans voting against him) so no, that didn't justify Garland https://t.co/qnj9t2LCHs

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) September 17, 2019