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.
The dead have arisen!
Well, I moved from CA and have family there. I believe those are either in the running, or close runners up. ;-)
LOL
OMG He's Hallucinating!!!!
He's losing his mind
Frist can not control Democrats. IMHO, Democrat obstructionist behavior makes Democrats look obsessive.
He's having a Miss Cleo moment
As a life long southerner, this guy is truly an embarrassment for all of us. I would hope that a person of Sen. Byrd's age would have a modicum of civility and politeness, if not learned originally at upbringing, then absorbed by being around people like Sen. Helms and Sen. Ervin.
I guess we are getting a "reading" ala John Edward(s). Do we get a crystal ball?
Reason #583 for term limits
"Train kept a rollin' all night long"
Byrd missed his afternoon nap or is paid by the hour?
I see dead senators!
ROLLOL<LOL<LOL!
Go Sheets!
Byrd wants the dead to vote whether we end the filibuster.
And still SAD!
He's halucinating. Sees Margaret Chase Smith.
At this pace he'll only be able to get out a few paragraphs of speech..........
sad, sad, sad it is!
His heart is sad that it would come to a moment as this, sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, sad....
LOL........"call me now".........
You are so bad and so RIGHT!!!!!
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