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

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

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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

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Senate Judiciary Committee webcast.

[eddie willers]

Hatch asks questions and listens to answers

Will be nominated for "O'Connor's" seat?

[SE Mom]

Kennedy is unreal. AND he is "deeply troubled"....

[PilloryHillary]

This fat murdering pig is lecturing Roberts. What a disgrace.

[Howlin]

That he is.

[COUNTrecount]

You win by 4 seconds.

[mewzilla]

Apparently Kennedy has forgotten that the Democrats were AGAINST The Civil Rights Act and if not for Republicans, it would not have been passed.

His historical amnesia goes a lot farther than that, doesn't it? Back to before the Civil War.

[defconw]

Hatch has class the rest so far do not.

[VRWCmember]

we all know that the real problem is the 90% that we don't see submerged underwater".

Is he talking about Teddy Kennedy's Oldsmobile?

[AliVeritas]

Wonder of the detailed testimony included the dem dead?

[Jrabbit]

Is there a question in this spew?

[gopwinsin04]

[AliVeritas]

Get em John.

[tiki]

That is why he's vulnerable. Roberts is gonna kick his arse.

[nutmeg]

Kennedy is unreal. AND he is "deeply troubled"....

I'm "deeply troubled" Chappaquiddick Ted hasn't been behind bars all these years... ("bars" as in PRISON bars... LOL)

[SE Mom]

Yes- there is a question. What goes through the minds of the citizens of Massachusetts every six years when they re-elect this man?

[LisaFab]

I know, I know. But he is being overly accommodating to these clowns.

[ChadGore]

Kennedy is weak poser.

[CitizenM]

It is amazing how Kennedy has to read almost every word from his "script," and leaves little time for Roberts to respond and almost talks on top of Roberts comments, and sometimes cuts him off before he has finished his reply. Kennedy always seems like he has the DT's, and is in a rush to get to the bar (and not the legal one, LOL). He knows he has few opportunities to grandstand anymore, few even listen to him. Like the loud old drunk in the room, he is tolerated, but ignored.

[maica]

Teddy must not have quality staff writing his questions - he is lost in such a time warp - one would think it is still the 1950s.

[Spunky]

"try going to another c-span page like c-span 1 and then from there to c-span3..."

Thanks that worked.