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.
LOL!
Well done.
Sessions would have made a great judge...
Thanks, I am overjoyed to have the opportunity to work for a major corporation. There are places to go.
Diane Fin.. is shooting dagers at Sessions
Yes. I take the USSC overturning the will of Colorado voters very seriously. And Roberts spent more then three hours on this case.
>>>>Go talk to Hugh Hewitt ...
No thanks. HH is a RINO. Nuff said.
>>>>The level of virulence of those on the conservative side who are fighting the Roberts nomination makes me wonder what the REAL agenda is - because it certainly isn't trying to clean up the role and direction of the USSC.
Virulence? Obviously you've come to a conclusion that is not true. Read all my postings in total and see everything I've written. Not just what you want to see. I'm not fighting Roberts nomination. I oppose his position on Romer v Evans and I disagreed with some of his remarks today before the Senate committee. I have my doubts that Roberts is a conservative-originalist/constitutionalist in the mold of Scalia and Thomas or CJ Rehnquist.
Hahahaha. Going back to CLARIFY Feinstein. Sessions is premiere! He's loving this too.
Re: #886.......Non sequitur "answer".
Did you capture DiFi
LOL! I know- and I nearly always cheer for you:)
What I so admire about this man is his fidelity to principle(s).
What I do NOT admire on EITHER side of the spectrum is REaction.
Di was pounting like a fat toad.
Can't do it, but I wish that his liver would do it's duty!
And don't forget:
"Judge Roberts, do you hold the opinion that Roe is settled law?"
All of this with NO NOTES!
Roberts does not have or need notes!
They all ought to be in awe.
LOL Sessions is doing great. That's my Senator, I love him! Kennedy AND Feinstein are shooting daggers at him!
Your darn right it is.
Is her chin flapping?
Oh yeah -- I saw that. She looks a little constipated...lol.
BINGO. ;^)
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