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.
Agreed. By this time of day they're all out of anything interesting to ask or accuse. So, they start talking about the dearly departed. Camera time. It's all about camera time for the senators. I wonder how many drinks Kennedy has under his belt by now?
This line of questioning is skin-crawlingly awful.
Without fraud in this state, I doubt he'd be there to misrepresent us.
Linsey says he's used to being labeled, so he won't mind, I'm sure, if I label him a McCain Toady.
McCain-Lite.
Coming across a light in a couple of areas.
Translation: (leather hood with zipper mouth, etc.)
I agree. I didn't pay any heed to Ann Coulter's concerns. POTUS is well aware of his Dad's mistake (Souter) and I never worried about POTUS"S choice. I will admit, I was not prepared to be awed, but awed I am.
Everyone should relax...Lindsey is trying to get himself invited to tommorrows Hardball....:-)
Ditto.
Roberts is praising Reagan. The DUmmies aren't going to like that. Hopefully they will pass out.
This line of questioning is pathetic. What's Lindsay's end game?
Why is Graham-toast being so testy today. Whats his problem?!!
Very unfortunate name for a show hosted by Chrissy Matthews.
Is Lindsey under the impression that he's supporting Roberts with this line of questions?
I see where Graham is going--trying to point out that all these memos were written to support Reagan's policies--but his tone of voice and demeanor are off-putting.
This man is just amazing, isn't he?
Right. Skin crawlingly awful.
You were picked by a conservative president... yes, DUH.
LMAO! Now he's not even talking to Roberts.
Did Lindsey just confuse Clinton and Bush?
Switching to the Dims side? Or dark side.........hmmmmm
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