It’s not as if Bork was first. Haynsworth and Carswell were rejected by democrats for political reasons (leading to Blackmun being confirmed). Abe Fortas was r

It’s not as if Bork was first. Haynsworth and Carswell were rejected by democrats for political reasons (leading to Blackmun being confirmed). Abe Fortas was rejected as Chief Justice by republicans. And we can find many earlier examples as well.