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.
And now Graham's ranting about liberal judicial activism. Ok, that rant's over. Now he's asking what it's like to go through the confirmation process, and how he FEELS about the mean old Democrats. And how his FAMILY feels. Good grief, Graham, if you can't think of anything intelligent to say, be quiet!
LG is showing how ridiculous the Dems have been.
yup! :-)
Agreed. But why? Surely he realizes the need to "appear" to keep politics out of this. Geeeeez. I am disgusted.
I'm glad you understand what Lindsey is doing....he lost me...:-)
I think Sen Graham has been deviously brilliant by what he is doing...
That must be it.
He's ever so subtly giving it back to the dems for going after Reagan and asking questions they knew he couldn't/wouldn't answer. He's personalizing Roberts for the viewing audience, I believe. Geez hope I'm not misreading him.
Bingo. He won't comment on either side of the political spectrum.
Not a clue what he's trying to do. I hope Judge Roberts just gives short answers and doesn't go there.
I'm lost as to Lindsay's motives... dare I say his reasoning...lol?
I missed half of Feinstein up to now... need highlights.
For the next supreme Bush should nominate a black woman. After all the racist stuff this would mute them a little, nothing would ever make them shut up.
Precisely. He is showing that it is the role of politicians to form policy. It is the role of judges to decide cases. Lawyers represent clients. LG is showing how stupid it is to politicize the judicial process.
Graham is just mocking the Dems style.
No worries.
Brilliant! Brings up John Adams' defense of the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre case!
StarFan Yes... I am reading the same thing
That tool Linsey is gonna say..this is a very important decision and hes putting his trust in Roberts to always act in the countries best interests...blah, blah, blah. I guess anyone can really be a senator if they decide they want to when they are young.
Ditto.
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