Posted on 05/23/2005 8:14:11 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
Senate Debate on Nominations Today the Senate resumes debate on the nomination of Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen to the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The Senate will conduct its first roll call vote of the week at 5:30pm. Follow the C-SPAN networks & C-SPAN Radio for the debate on Senate rules & judicial nominations. MON., 11:30AM ET, C-SPAN2
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ORDERS FOR MONDAY, MAY 23, 2005 -- (Senate - May 20, 2005)
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Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand in adjournment until 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 23. I further ask that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved, and that the Senate then return to executive session and resume consideration of the nomination of Priscilla Owen to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, provided that the time from 12 noon until 1 p.m. be under the control of the majority leader or his designee and, at 1 p.m., the Democratic leader or his designee be recognized; provided that floor time then rotate between the two leaders or their designees every 60 minutes until 4 p.m., at which time the majority leader or his designee be recognized until 4:45 p.m., to be followed by the Democrat leader or his designee from 4:45 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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PROGRAM -- (Senate - May 20, 2005)
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Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, on Monday, the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Priscilla Owen to serve as a circuit judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Monday will be the fourth consecutive day the Senate considers the Owen nomination.
Over the past 3 days, a number of Members, on both sides of the aisle, have come to the floor to speak on the nomination. We have conducted over 25 hours of debate, and we will continue on Monday. Moments ago, we filed a cloture motion on the nomination, and that will ripen on Tuesday of next week.
On behalf of the majority leader, I remind my colleagues the leader has announced our next rollcall vote will occur Monday afternoon at 5:30. That vote will be on a motion to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request Senators' attendance. Senator Frist will have more to say about next week's session on Monday.
Have only scanned in skips and hops but I don't think so.
It's by unanimous consent of the leadership. So, the only reason I can think of is that both sides believe the matter is important enough that it warrants drawing public attention to it.
You can bet that whoever GWB sends up as a SCOTUS nominee will bring cheers from his supporters and boos from the 'Rats (or booze in the case of Ted).
I like Scalia. He is brilliant and is a true constructionist. But Thomas or Estrada would be fine.
That is HYSTERICAL. Did you do that?
Dan
Maybe the over night is to keep someone out of the bar.
Thanks, I knew I missed something.
Or..........we could all be watching Tom Cruise make a total fool of himself on Opraa Winfrey show. He's so in love........she's so generous...her life force is amazing...and she's my woman...and I don't play games....
YIKES! Is he twelve years old, or what?
No, she is.
Hey, Leahy. Did you ever hear, "You snooze, you lose?" All of you idiot Senators have been overlooking the Constitution for years. Now that you've been called out on it, deal with it.
Well, we know Montana isn't solid Republican; you sent a 'Rat back to the Senate. Thanks for nothing. If you had sent up a Republican, maybe this vote would not be as close. Not only didn't Montana do that; they have a defeatist Freeper. Great. Memo to you and all other defeatists: we'll prevail despite your predictions of doom.
And a cabbage head ate the worm &the turnip when no one was looking! :-)
{Hic} Mr president di I love.
I'm far from being defeatist. You refuse to live in reality.
One advantage of having Byrd in the Senate: If they run out of sheets for the cots, Byrd has plenty stashed in his office!
OXEN -- I LOVE IT!! We will see it often, I'm sure!! Thank you.
Here comes "It's all Bush's fault" from Leaky. "This President has politicized the process."
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