Original sentence: " The theory was critiqued and criticized for being overly philosophical and theological, rather than legal, despite being presented as a legal argument.During the debate, Jaffa exchanged heated words on the pages of National Review with Bork, who noted Jaffa's almost single-minded obsession with one single case, the Dred Scott decision.His approach was critical of conservative legal figures including Robert Bork and William Rehnquist in a way that could be described as bitter and petty.Some of his works have been criticized for being overly flattering toward Lincoln to the detriment of historically documented fact.The Jaffa-Bork incident was marked by what many, including Graglia, described ad hominem attacks by Jaffa upon his critics such as Bork.The debate effectively ended when Jaffa's theory was harshly critiqued by law professor Lino Graglia.Though he has no scholarly legal training of his own, Jaffa formulated what he called a theory of constitutional law incorporating the Declaration of Independence, sometimes referred to as Declarationism, in his book "Storm over the Constitution
Edited sentence: "  His approach provides an alternative to the legal positivism advocated by conservative legal figures such as Robert Bork and William Rehnquist, and has had a substantial influence on the opinions of Clarence Thomas.Jaffa formulated what he called a theory of constitutional law as incorporating the principals of natural law as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, sometimes referred to as Declarationism, in his book "Storm over the Constitution