Samuel Alito ~ Senate Judiciary Hearing [LIVE THREAD] (Day-1)

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[OXENinFLA]

Alito Hearings Set to Begin

Today the multi-day confirmation hearings for Samuel Alito begin. They are expected to last all week, possibly into Saturday. First up will be a series of opening statements by the eighteen members of the Senate Judiciary Cmte. After that comes the introduction of Samuel Alito and his opening statement.

C-SPAN 1 ~ MON., STARTS AT 11:30AM ET

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NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on the nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States for Monday, January 9, 2006 at 12:00 p.m. in the Senate Hart Office Building Room 216.

Chairman Specter will preside.

Witness List

Hearing before the

Senate Judiciary Committee

on

The Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

Monday, January 9, 2006

Hart Senate Office Building Room 216

12:00 p.m.

PANEL I

The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg

United States Senator [D-NJ]

The Honorable Christine Todd Whitman

Former Governor of New Jersey

Former Administrator

Environmental Protection Agency

PANEL II

The Honorable Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

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[Not A Snowbird]

MIERS MENTIONED AGAIN! Drink!

I'll have to do it with my Starbucks White Chocolate mocha. I'll have a serious caffeine buzz by the time I get off work at this rate.

[zeaal]

Leahy appears to be abusing his platform to speak out against President Bush instead of focusing on Alito's hearing.

[mystery-ak]

Leahy is so boring.

[Semper Paratus]

Alito will get a chance about 4pm eastern.

I predict the 'rats will demand a repsonse to his taking Oath.

[defconw]

I just hope he got a lot of rest over the weekend.

[Loud Mime]

Hatch is reminding the others of their constitutional duty. Democrats won't care.

[OXENinFLA]

I really wish Hatch was still the chairman of this committee...

[fatima]

WOW,It was a present to watch the news.Bishop Wellington Boone-PastorRev.Herbert Lush at Greater Exodus Baptist Church.The speaker I heard said we are black conservatives.The church was filled.Must have been invitation only or I would have gone if I wasn't so sick.Falwell,Santorum ,Alveda King were there.I like the Pastor,he was rocking:)

[defconw]

That would be lovely.

[Mo1]

These sound like rehashed speeches

[Bahbah]

I just hope he got a lot of rest over the weekend.

You would have already heard my forehead hitting the desk.

[fzx12345]

Leaky was whining that the all-wise O'Connor should have been the principal person in choosing the new appointee, or Bush should have appointed an O'Connor Clone.

[fatima]

He does look like him:)

[tiredoflaundry]

The DUmmies have given Leahy high points for his statement! LOLOLOL!!

[Primetimedonna]

How did you get that picture of me at my desk!! LOL

[Jrabbit]

I don't care for that yellow tie on the guy behind Hatch....mind wandering.....the red tie looks nice....

[mystery-ak]

I nodded off during Leahy's little speech...

[Democratshavenobrains]

Nevermind that. If Alito is such a horrible judge as the liberal interest groups say, shouldn't the Senators be impeaching him?

[Loud Mime]

The DUmmies have given Leahy high points for his statement! LOLOLOL!!

"High" is right!

[napscoordinator]

That is one area where I don't make fun of anybody because at his age most people did not go to college so the fact that he finished is an achievement.

However, any other area of his life you want to criticize I am with you.