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.
....meaning, "don't you want to take this opportunity to go on record as demonizing Pat Robertson? Don't you want to bash someone on the Right? After all, we do it all the time."
I've been wondering what has gotten into Scarborough too. Hangin' around Imus and Matthews too much probably. I can't stand him anymore.
I think it's safe to say that Roberts is without peer in this hearing. The man is beyond brilliant. He has GOOD sense too.
Everyone. Smile. You're on candid Cornyn!
That's the current rumor, first heard about on FREEPER, and you know how many rumors turn out true on FREEPER, LOL, nearly 90%.
If you are not on FREEPER you're on the OUTSIDE!
We'll just have to see.
Dare I dream it's Geraldo.
That is a great piece of writing by Scalia. I would have preferred him as CJ. Unfortunately I rarely get what I prefer.
As a fellow Catholic, I thank you! ;>)
You're right though, Joe really has been off the deep end. I understand he was there... it was stressful. But I know for sure all the info he has on Nagin, Blanco and Landrieu; He chooses not to tell the truth still.
His exchange with Kyl suggests he found someone close.
Fair and balanced is IN. Working for a Democrat for many years and then having your own news analysis show is OUT.
And the news just gets better and better: Owners of the St. Rita's Nursing Home are INDICTED for letting the people in the nursing home to drown........you know which nursing home, don't you?
Hopless....... LOL! Very good!
You're right, you should see all the blast faxes they have churned out in the span of yesterday and today. They are scared out of their minds (not really, they just want to raise money, the longer they fight, the more they get).
Now that's summer reading.
Have all the windbags gone or are they still there?
Don't omit Senator Sessions either. Very impressive men, but Roberts is clearly the smartest man in the room.
More good news: a LA legislator said the other night that steps were already being taken behind the scenes for Blanco's resignation.
Can you people believe those guys run our country??
Maybe Teddy should've driven him down.
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