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.
LOL, you really are gone on the guy. I can certainly understand it. I'm developing a "thing" for George Allen myself.
Oh yea ..
JFKennedy rec'd 78% of the catholic vote
R. Reagen rec'd 48% of the catholic vote
G. W Bush rec'd 52% of the catholic vote
And I haven't even mentioned the % from the bible belt that vote Republican
CALL SENATOR LINDSAY GRAHAM'S OFFICE IN COLUMBIA SC TO PROTEST HIS SELLING OUT TO THE DEMOCRATS BY AGREEING TO ENTER INTO A "COMPROMISE" ON THE FILIBUSTER.
DON'T BOTHER WITH THE US CAPITOL NUMBER OFR HIM; IT'S ALWAYS BUSY.
HIS NUMBER IN COLUMBIA IS: 803-933-0112
I'll see your Kerry, Kennedy, and Franks, and raise you a Feinstein, Boxer, and Pelosi.
I don't know, with the angular face he reminds me more of a young Sinatra!
I call your raise: Chuckie Schumer and Hillary Clinton are mine.
I don't agree that we'll lose three nominees, but even if we lost all of them because of lilly [sic] livered "RINOS" -- how is that Bill Frist's fault?
Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night.
I nominate Oklahoma as the state with the best Senate delegation.
Nah, the Legacy MediaTM is now irrelevant.
Hutchinson personalizing Owens. Didn't wish to hurt the president during election by withdrawal, didn't anticipate when put name up the attacks that would come.
Hutchinson is doing a fabulous job! Stating owens has been treated as though she isn't a person!
LOL- at least you have Mitt Romney as guv!
On NO! You have me confused! I have Lugar/Bayh and my Gov. is Daniels! R/D/R I would not live Massachusetts, New York or California for all the tea in China! LOl
Chuckie never lied about his military service to disgrace this country, and Hillary never killed anybody -- at least, not that anyone could prove. They are pikers compared to Fat Ted and Te-RAY-Za's poodle.
I think everybody here realizes this. It's pretty hard to get an Estrada or Bork when the president who nominates you lets your name becomes a synonym for "twisting in the breeze."
A president's legacy is his judges. This bears repeating - No judges, no bucks.
You have a severe case of defeatism.
Fortunately I have been innoculated.
Feinstean at least has her rare, occasional lucid moments. Fleeting as they are.
Senator Thune is a VERY attractive man.......in more ways than one. ;)
Thats not defeatism. Thats their strategy.
I can understand that, my "thing" for Allen is strictly above board! He's my #1 choice for 08 as things stand at this early date. Thune is an entirely different category, I cn't evven tupe wen i thnk of him.
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