Nomination of John G. Roberts [LIVE Thread 9-13]~Day Two

Senate Judiciary ^ | 9-13-05 | Senate Judiciary Committee

[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

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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

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[LisaFab]

I miss the Capitol Gang and especially Kate O'Bierne. Anyone seen her anywhere else?

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[syriacus]

Chuckie seems UPSET that we don't agree with him either! And, of course, he alone has the RIGHT viewpoint.

Poor Chuck. The chance of his leaving his imprint on the Supreme Court is shrinking.

[conservativebabe]

Cornyn

[Mo1]

Don't forget .. using the word amigo is offensive

And that toads can't cross the border and are a WMD because of bocholism

[Carolinamom]

When a conservative judge is confirmed to take O'Connor's seat, there will be mass lib politicalcide.

[BigEdLB]

Schumer keeps having nightmares about toads!

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

WTH?

Arlen Sphincter just interrupted Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) right in the middle of some praise of Roberts for a "short break" when he could have interrupted Chuck Schumer who was speaking ahead of Cornyn.

What in God's name are you people (you Republicans) thinking when you vote for this POS Sphincter?

Come clean. Tell us!

[Max7]

Hopless? (No hopping?) You must mean hopeless???

[onyx]

He'll be confirmed.
Democrats would do well not to make him an enemy.

[abner]

Why isn't C-Span keeping this on one channel? It's been driving me nuts all day!

[Political Junkie Too]

Congress certainly has the power to pass a law ending a war. They can override a presidential veto. But if that ever happened, it would have to go to the Supreme Court, where lawyers...

But what would foreign law have to say about our Congress overriding a President who is at war with them?

-PJ

[mware]

I WON A NEW TOASTER!!!!

You won A Major Award.

[samadams2000]

When Chrissie Mathews gets the can...send $10 to Free Republic.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Darn! I missed it. Is it over?

[syriacus]

Chuck is more "pushy and loudmouthed" than "brainy."

[mystery-ak]

How do you know this about Chrissy?

[onyx]

NO! Short break.
Texas senator is up == Cronyn?

[auboy]

The Dems seem to have forgotten that John Kerry is not and never was the President. George W. Bush is in the White House, and guess what? He does the nominating.

[Mo1]

Chill out .. it's better to do this before someone talks then it is in the middle of questioning

Arlen did nothing wrong