Robert H. Bork

Robert H. Bork is an author and former federal judge. His books include Slouching Toward Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline. In the following viewpoint, he argues that President Bill Clinton’s numerous scandals, which extend far beyond the ones for which he was impeached in 1998, demonstrate his unfitness to hold the office of president. The president has consistently abused the power of his position and has demonstrated his unwillingness to be truthful to the American people and respectful of the law. Failure to impeach Clinton would mark a decline in America’s values and in its standards for future presidents, Bork contends.

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1. What do President Clinton’s adulteries reveal about his character, according to...