Live Thread -- Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Censure Resolution of Bush on NSA Surveillance

CSPAN ^ | March 31, 2006

[TomGuy]

Now showing on CSPAN 1

Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Censuring the President for NSA Surveillance

[maggief]

Graham: That's why you went to jail.

BUMP!

[eureka!]

Most welcome. See you 'round and have a great weekend. And yes, confirm them (among other things)....

[FreedomPoster]

"Tearing him a new one" is a descriptive phrase we sometimes use here in the South, that seems to apply here.

[TomGuy]

Graham is shaking his finger.
[This is getting serious. lol]





Now, it becomes a two-fer (2 fingers)

[mkjessup]

Holy smokes, did somebody slip some testosterone into Graham's Wheaties this morning?!?

I can't believe it, but I LOVE it!

[Peach]

Dean: The opening premise of the senator's assumption that Nixon ordered a break-in based on anything is dead wrong.

Graham: Once he knew about it...

Dean: He had a different agenda for covering it up.

[Peach]

Why aren't any of our guys, instead of talking about Watergate, talking about:

1: Eschelon, which does spy on Americans and was established under Clinton.

2. That the FISA court of appeals doesn't seem to think the president has broken the law.

[maggief]

ROFL!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Apparently Graham has done some studying up on this program since the last time he spoke publicly about it.

[Christian4Bush]

"But when the president decides that immediate action is required sometimes, the thought of censure is that Congress doesn't have in mind national security but the next election."

A money quote. God bless you, Peach, for what you do here at FR.

[jennyjenny]

I think they've found someone in Fein that likes to hear himself talk more than Biden does.

[gov_bean_ counter]

But Biden is always repeating himself repeating something someone else said.

[greyfoxx39]

Placemarker

[maggief]

Leahy leaving.

[maggief]

The Cheese stands alone?

[Republican Wildcat]

Judge Judy goes on a rant when she catches someone telling a lie...Leahy goes on a rant when he catches someone telling the truth.

[Kimberly GG]

Can anyone advise of where this hearing process leads? When the hearing is over what happens next....do they decided to vote on whether or not to censure?

TIA

[jayef]

They go to lunch?

[Peach]

You're welcome, Christian. My husband just needed me for something and I haven't been listening for about 10 minutes.

[Txsleuth]

I don't know why Sessions and Cornyn only gave opening statements...but haven't been there to ask questions...

But, my guess is, they are typical Republican class...they KNOW how stupid this is making Feingold look...and they aren't going to "pile on"..

BUT, if that is true...it will not be appreciated by the other side...they will just exploit it some way.