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.
"Frist will lose.
The Dumbs will vote for Cloture....And concede the battle to continue fighting the war."
How does Frist lose if this happens? If all justices are granted up or down vote, America wins. The dems would have to fight every single battle from weakness.
Allen rocks! George Allen in 2008!!!!!!!!
Throw Barney Fag, I mean Frank in as my rep and I think I got everybody beat
Lets beat them at their own game...why don't the Republicans vote against cloture just to ensure that they have to aks the chair for a ruling...end it now!
Hey.....that's a REALLY good idea! I am officially adopting James Inhofe and John Cornyn. Thanks! ;)
I would be proud if Ken Blackwell ws my governor. I have already contributed to the cause.
I want to challege your statement.....Frist is winning!
And the DemonicRats are losing....the constitutional option will be there when needed.....the DemonicRat's lies are getting a FULL EXPOSURE in a very powerful and extensive TUTORIAL!!!!!
I call your raise: Chuckie Schumer and Hillary Clinton are mine.
Throw Barney Fag, I mean Frank in as my rep and I think I got everybody beat
Run against him/her, whatever!
A distinct possibility provided Democrats can get their hatred of conservatives under control. More difficult, IMHO, to spin Democrat behavior as a Frist loss.
This is not about ALL Judges. Right now, we are on Priscilla Owen.
Then Comes another, then another, then another.
The Dems will retreat to the strategy of making them play each one as it comes, making the (R's) look obsessed on one issue.
and Retain the 'buster, till a SCOTUS nominee comes up.
I feel blessed with Inhofe and Coburn.
Could he bwe suggesting that the demos will run away to a border state? Taking a page out of the Texas demos - I will expect just about anything.
In the interim, at one week per Judge, that will begin to make our side look bad.
I guess I'd adopt George Allen as first choice for all the right reasons. Then I'll adopt Thune for amorous reasons. Honestly I have not had a crush this serious since back when Paul McCartney was cute.
Hutcison is talking about NARAL hiring opposition researchers to look into the backgrounds of judges. Why would they do that, she asks. These are people who might be appointees to the Supreme Court, she answers.
Don't forget that we also have or had Jim Traficant, Jerry Springer, Dennis Kook-cinich, Mary Rose Oakar, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, George Forbes, Wayne Hays, Gus Hall, Alice Drunkby Resnick -- this state has more than its fair quota of political nut cases.
LOL- at least you have Mitt Romney as guv!
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