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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LIVE LINKS

C-span3

Senate Judiciary Committee webcast.

[Eagle of Liberty]

Um....where is he going with this?

Asking about segregation? Isn't that a no-brainer? Oh wait, Fat Ted has no brain and his party still like segregation as a political tool.

[AliVeritas]

Nope.

[ken5050]

Isn't Ted, by stressing Brown..making the point that "stare decisis" isn't absolute...i.e. Roe is inviolate?

[LisaFab]

That man is responsible for 60% of our present troubles. (FDR gets the other 40% of the blame)

[mystery-ak]

Hey, Kennedy...did you give Mary Jo a *hand Up*....waiting for your answer!

[ChadGore]

Schwimma! lol

[NeoCaveman]

"I'm not talking about a handout but a handup."

Mary Jo could have used one of those.

[AliVeritas]

Already doing that, I have four live threads going. What's with the spelling...excited? LOL

[WillMalven]

try going to another c-span page like c-span 1 and then from there to c-span3 my page was screwed up when I used the direct link

[LisaFab]

Well, I'm a Bears fan so I can sympathize.

[Phrostie]

Teddy: "please don't interupt my questions by trying to answer them"

[gopwinsin04]

[eddie willers]

Isn't Ted, by stressing Brown..making the point that "stare decisis" isn't absolute...i.e. Roe is inviolate?

BINGO!

[SoFloFreeper]

Yes, you're right...SCOTUS overturned itself in Brown. :)

Ted is a loon. He thinks he's going to trap Roberts, but he'll fail. :)

I liked it when the Swimmer asked Roberts, "You know "Brown" was a unanimous decision, right?" What an idiotic question...LOL...PRE-LAW students know that fact....LOL.

[NeoCaveman]

Well, I'm a Bears fan so I can sympathize.

This Browns fan feel your pain too.

[WillMalven]

Drink, Drink, Drink up everybody...

[defconw]

Now that's funny! LMAO.

[AliVeritas]

Only two months for strategery... right?

[ken5050]

Eating with one hand..phone tucked under my chin, and trying to type with two fingers...and listen, and read the thread..my bad..sorry..

[ChadGore]

Will kennedy ask: "Does my wearing the neck brace to the press conference make me look like just another ablunace chasing lawyer?"