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.
Others have tried to convince me of the nobility of that kamikaze mission. There has been some talk that if JFK or Teddy were to step aside Barney (and a bunch of his cohorts from the house) might look to step up. His district may not be the most liberal in the state, but it's up there.
G. W Bush rec'd 52% of the catholic vote
Being one, this will go up, because Gillispie and now Mehlman are reaching out to us! Benedict XVI is paying attention as well!
We arent talking one or two.
We are talking 9.
Unless of course, we become willing to not slog out every single one of them, which is also a win for the Dumbs.
They have to already know, that the only way they lose, is to not vote for Cloture.
They will vote for Cloture, then whine for a week, about how they were forced to do it.And make Frist repeat the process.
Oh, dear.........that IS a motley crew, isn't it?
I hear you about the angular face, and I surprise myself about it. But ther it is!
IF you were following the debates YOU would know that is a paraphrased statement of Hutchinson's asked by a Journalist TO her. That is not My OWN thought directed at members of the board.
I refuse to even dignify your statement against the president with response. Since you only seem capable of attacking the President or Frist, please direct it at someone interested in indulging you further. I no longer am.
Olds Media's Abu Ghraib flop illustrates the ineffectiveness of trying to make conservatives look bad by droning on and on.
While some base closings can be delayed.....can you say EXPEDITED base closing.
SHEETS!
Thats different. That scandal shows media obssesive behavior.
This will start to make Frist & Co. look obsessive.
Need we recall NY has Jerrold Nadler, Charlie Rangel, Anthony Weiner, Gary Ackerman, Gregory Meeks, Eliot Engel, Carolyn McCarthy, Nita Lowey, and the mother of all Burqa children, Carolyn Maloney? Others have assumed lesser profiles, thank goodness.
BYRD ALERT!!!
Here we go with Byrd!
This will be fun...
this will be goooooooooooddddddddddddddddd.
Sheets Alert! Looks like a good one too.
Add to those totals Orthodox Jews and those minorities within the protestant religions and the Dems are in trouble.
Time for a nap.
did he say "sadly".. or "slowly"??? :)
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