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Nomination of John G. Roberts [LIVE Thread 9-13]~Day Two
Senate Judiciary ^ | 9-13-05 | Senate Judiciary Committee

Posted on 09/13/2005 5:01:31 AM PDT by OXENinFLA

Q&A with Roberts to Start
On Tuesday, the eighteen members of the Senate Judiciary Cmte. begin questioning Chief Justice nominee John Roberts. This will take all day, with the senators asking their questions, up to a half-hour for each member, in order of seniority, alternating by party.

The Schedule (media advisory)


Tentative Schedule for the Hearing: Schedule is subject to change

Tuesday, Sept. 13

9:30 am Chairman Specter begins 30 minute round of questioning (Round 1)

1:00 pm Break for lunch

2:00 pm Resume questioning

6:00 pm Break for dinner

7:00 pm Resume questioning

8:30 pm Round 1 questioning ends


The Dem playbook

The Hill newspaper gives us a peek at the Democratic playbook for the Roberts hearings. Below are the attack assignments for the Democratic members of the Committee:

Kennedy -- civil rights

Leahy -- Bybee torture memo

Biden -- privacy, personal autonomyand the 9th Amendment

Kohl -- Property rights and civil liberties

Feinstein -- "judicial activism" and Roe vs. Wade

Feingold -- limits of executive powers

Schumer and Durbin have wisely refused to show their hand.

Via FromTheBleachers


LIVE LINKS

C-span3

Senate Judiciary Committee webcast.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: 109th; chiefjustice; confirmationhearing; johnroberts; judiciary; judiciarycommittee; livethread; roberts; robertshearings; scotus
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To: Mister Baredog
Roberts has not referred to a single note or piece of paper since this began, I'll bet there's a few JEALOUS Senators on this panel, LOL.

They don't make Senators like they used to :(

1,081 posted on 09/13/2005 9:52:49 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: Rosemont


Does he ever have a good hair day? He's spent a fortune on it, hasn't he?


1,082 posted on 09/13/2005 9:52:58 AM PDT by onyx (North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: confederacy of dunces

No, this is a GOOD day for us.

The Democrats look like fools.


1,083 posted on 09/13/2005 9:53:08 AM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: ChadGore
That fake smile from Biden . . . . why he ever got into politics is beyond me.

My guess is he longs for a career in theatre (pronounced: thee-ahh-tah) but didn't get the lead in his high school play and settled for student body secretary. The rest is bad history.

1,084 posted on 09/13/2005 9:53:09 AM PDT by fullchroma
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To: onyx
Schumer is an Ass as well, what gets me going is the Chicken Little Republicans, who think Roberts should slit his own throat on the alter of idealogical purity. Bah!
1,085 posted on 09/13/2005 9:53:12 AM PDT by defconw (ALLEN IN 08+Levin for Senate!)
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To: daybreakcoming
Hume would like to know what the viewers thought about Biden. Biden spoke for 8 min before getting to his question - then complained, during every answer of Roberts, he was running out of time.

If I had taped Biden I bet he had more clock time than Roberts did in answering.

1,086 posted on 09/13/2005 9:53:44 AM PDT by malia (President Bush - a man of strength!! clinton - a paper tiger!!!!!!!)
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To: fullchroma

In the old west, Biden would be a snake oil salesman. A traveling medicine show shyster.


1,087 posted on 09/13/2005 9:53:45 AM PDT by Jrabbit
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To: onyx

I moved just over 2 years ago. I spent a couple months in College Park, MD before that. I love my home state, but some people there, given Biden's reelections....


1,088 posted on 09/13/2005 9:53:59 AM PDT by Pyro7480 ("Behold thy mother." -Our Lord Jesus Christ, John 19: 27)
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To: defconw
>>>>You are getting worked up...

Not at all. I'm just arguing the validity of John Roberts as a nominee for the USSC. Frankly, I believe he will be approved by the Senate. But that doesn't mean I sit by in silence. If the SC doesn't evolve into a more conservative, originalist and constitutionalist court in the short term, I see America's future filled with more liberalism and socialism. We have to turn the tide and we have to turn it soon.

1,089 posted on 09/13/2005 9:54:17 AM PDT by Reagan Man (Secure the borders;punish employers who hire illegals;halt all welfare handouts to illegals.)
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To: Howlin

Exactly. This presser should be good.


1,090 posted on 09/13/2005 9:54:38 AM PDT by AliVeritas (Ignorance is a condition. Stupidity is a strategy.)
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To: Howlin

mmmmmmmmm...pistol whipping....(wipes drool)


1,091 posted on 09/13/2005 9:54:42 AM PDT by aaronbeth (Our freedom was won from the barrel of a gun.)
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To: AliVeritas





1,092 posted on 09/13/2005 9:54:57 AM PDT by maggief (No 'luffs)
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To: aaronbeth

Mary Jo. Go head reporters, ask about her death and was he as worried as he is now.


1,093 posted on 09/13/2005 9:55:30 AM PDT by AliVeritas (Ignorance is a condition. Stupidity is a strategy.)
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To: mewzilla

Oh no, Fat Teddy up to the mike for grandstanding. Says Roberts answers were 'extremely disappointing' on voting rights. Stupid asinine jerk.


1,094 posted on 09/13/2005 9:55:30 AM PDT by JustaCowgirl
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To: b4its2late
Rush said Kennedy left his seat during questioning to appear on CNN.

Figures.

Rush was gobsmacked a senator would leave during the hearing......although Rush and we are gobsmacked in theory only.

We know Teddy too well (and CNN, also).

Leni

1,095 posted on 09/13/2005 9:55:35 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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1,096 posted on 09/13/2005 9:55:38 AM PDT by maggief (No 'luffs)
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To: mewzilla
They don't make Senators like they used to :(

The 'Rats used to have Senator Heflin, who came across as a slow-talking dumb old country hick judge but who was in fact sharp as a tack (as a lot of those slow-talking dumb old country hick judges are -- at least the ones who aren't actually dumb!) A very dangerous combination IMHO.

Their bench now is shockingly weak.

1,097 posted on 09/13/2005 9:55:51 AM PDT by You Dirty Rats (Roberts = CHIEF; 'Rats = GRIEF)
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To: Dolphy
I will give Arlen credit for understanding the difference between disagreeing and being disagreeable.

Arlen normally annoys the heck out of me

But he did good with stepping in and slapping the Dems to let Roberts answer the questions

1,098 posted on 09/13/2005 9:56:09 AM PDT by Mo1
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To: All

Schmuk up?


1,099 posted on 09/13/2005 9:56:14 AM PDT by AliVeritas (Ignorance is a condition. Stupidity is a strategy.)
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To: AliVeritas

last fifty yeahhhs.


1,100 posted on 09/13/2005 9:56:14 AM PDT by JustaCowgirl
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