Nomination of John G. Roberts [LIVE Thread 9-13]~Day Two

Senate Judiciary ^ | 9-13-05 | Senate Judiciary Committee

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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

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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

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LIVE LINKS

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[maineman]

How many drinks did Kennedy have @ lunch???

I'll guess 4.

[LisaFab]

I'm with you on most of it and you are probably right, but I still think it would behoove some of them to vote for confirmation for appearences only. Just for ammunition for the next time.

I too think Stevens will go soon.

[syriacus]

Kyl just smacked down that smug prick Biden.

Nicely stated.

[dawn53]

LOL!

[1Old Pro]

When is Kyl getting to his question?

It's the nature of these hearings, 90% senator, 10% nominee.

[johnny7]

...the BIG fight coming up whenever W announces the next nominee.

Replace 'whenever' with WHOEVER... because ANY real conservative WILL be filibustered by the socialists.

[Mo1]

Biden lied!!!!! OMG, what a shock. Won't this hurt his run for the dem nomination for president????

Joe needs to read a few leftie websites .... they can't stand him either .. *L*

[maineman]

darth vader set the bar too low.

[EJayB]

Rush just played a montage of Chuckie's 49 first person uses yesterday. That is too dam* funny!

[1Old Pro]

rats, I missed it.

[Bahbah]

Kyle: It is not the role of the court to advance progress and freedom. That's up to the people.

[maggief]

Leave it to Reuters Rooter ...



Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee Judge John Roberts listens to a question from Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) during the second day of his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington September 13, 2005. Roberts was pressed by senators for his views on the strength of established legal precedent with regard to the controversial issue of abortion rights and the landmark Roe vs. Wade abortion case. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

[WoodstockCat]

What is really great about this is the temptation Biden now has to overcome to take his time in the 2nd round to refute Kyle and give up time questioning Roberts...decisions..decisions..

[auboy]

Upon further review, it should have been Hairplugs Dyed.

[conservativebabe]

Looks like he wears contact lenses.

He sounds great, doing a good job.

[Lovergirl]

LOL!

[cgk]

I like this one:

[maggief]

Reuters cropped Plugs' plugs...

[MinuteGal]

Oooooo..... sorry to butt in, but Rush has got a nutcase on the line. She's coming back after the break. Too bad if you missed her opening jumble before the break.

I think she's Cindy Shewolf's long-lost twin sister.

Leni

[1Old Pro]

Chuckie knows he's beat before he starts.