Legal resumes get no better than Robert Bork 's . During his career , he has looked boldly into the nature of law and society . None of the 416 opinions he has written or joined has been overturned by the Supreme Court . Nevertheless , he has been driven to a position centered on the canard that he outside the legal mainstream . Why ? His critics are living evidence of how badly he is needed on the Supreme Court. Because the once conventional doctrine of legal restraint is believed threatened by the elites of law schools , bar associations and judiciary who enjoy the power of activism . They want to defend their ability to enforce in practice what the majority is unwilling to enact .
Legal resumes get no better than Robert Bork 's . During his career , he has looked boldly into the nature of law and society . None of the 416 opinions he has written or joined has been overturned by the Supreme Court . Nevertheless , he has been driven to a position centered on the canard that he outside the legal mainstream . Why ? Because the once conventional doctrine of legal restraint is believed threatened by the elites of law schools , bar associations and judiciary who enjoy the power of activism . They want to defend their ability to enforce in practice what the majority is unwilling to enact .