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
Senate Judiciary Committee webcast.
Unless you tell the dems to teach abstinence, that is.
"Yep, I agree. Roberts is decidedly the smartest man in the room."
So true. Without raising his voice or being hysterical he's show them for the dummies they are. I don't think they understand half of what he's saying.
Kohl is no match for Roberts.
Memo to Kohl --- he's NOT going to give y'all ANYTHING!
He shouldn't answer, it's a trap. Say the law.
Kohl is making a pass at the right to privacy. Let's see if he understands the answer......
Roberts should promise that he won't declare the Law of Gravity unconstitutional.
I'm relaxed. Roberts is too smart to get trapped. I am loving this Kohl questioning...lol.
Yea, but I won't stink and I won't be an ugly bitter 'old man.' And that's for sure!
Were you here yesterday, we lost count after the 20s.
73 in dog years.
OK, that settles it. Bush should declare cloning legal and then we can replace people who retire with themselves.
Kohl keeps saying, "thanks, I appreciate your answer" --- no follow up questions, so I think you're right --- it's over Kohl's head.
Why doesn't this Senator just have the staffer that wrote the questions ask the questions? I don't think he has the mental acuity to understand the responses.
Oh good grief. he's asking if the president should nominate a woman for the court!
LOL Roberts had a witty response, happy with his past appointments. LOL
Well, to be fair, I couldn't understand half of what Kennedy said on the campaign trail years ago:
"And Old Kennedy ... rraarafarararafaarafga .... arafarafaracaraaradaraf .... SFGAIRSJVKSJTSOGASPONGRN!!!"
I'd have better luck explaining gravity.
Yes. But he once beat Bud Selig in a footrace.
FYI
In all conspiracy comments, we can now use Rove again.
Signing off
People live longer --- "I do not support term limits." WOO-HOO!
Here comes the OJ/Jackson stuff.
Is justice for sale?
Hope he's running soon again.
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