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.
Chucky is stammering.....ha!
Roberts is LAMBASTING Schumer now, saying it's inappropriate for him to comment. Schumer was WRONG.
It's on split-screen on CSPAN one again.
No
Uh, uh, um, Schumer is looking totally flustered right now.
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Schumer: "Well...I would say...ummmm...let's go to something else..." LOL!
Chuck is so, SO out of his league.
:-)
My understanding is that he went to law school but never took the bar exam.
Got it, thanks!
He has Schumer stuttering.
Sounds like Roberts has actually left Chuckie speechless!
"well....well.....well"
Howlin, please fill us in on what he's saying.
I wish I could be with Zell Miller when they do. I'd love to see his reaction.
Schumer can't hang with Roberts.
Roberts knows it. Schumer knows it. Schumer knows Roberts knows it.
Uuugh. Now C-Span 3 is having online audio difficulties.
All I can say is Schumer didn't ruin our dinner as we listened earlier and I thought Roberts gave excellent answers.
Go to the top of this thread and use the Senate Stream instead. It seems to work better.
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Roberts is schooling Schumer.
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