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.
Step Back! To when the Democrats were in power! LOL
prettyprettypretty
Actually, most filibusters in the US Senate succeed. Getting a cloture vote happens more frequently than it did in the 1917-1962 period when cloture votes were attempted 23 times and were successful only 5 times. Today cloture attempts are filed and made much more frequently, but the success rate is only around 22%...
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Are they doing the hokey pokey?
Since he's so deeply saddened and channeling dead Senators, maybe he should channel Tom Daschle.
Step back from the light Byrd, don't enter. It's a trap.
......a place of serenity?
Has he seen Babs Boxer perform?
By hesitating and showing indecision the republicans are wasting time. Get to the vote, put the dems in their place (the minority) and let's get on with solving the many issues facing the country.
By prolonging the drama we are not using the precious first year after the election wisely. In another six months people will start positioning themselves for 2006 and by 2006 Bush will be considered a lame duck, and the moment will be lost.
Has he seen his old dog Billy yet?
Here is the third call for a delay in the decision. The latest strategy. Who made political discourse so unpleasant, Senator Byrd. Not the Republicans, who we are yelling at all the time because they don't fight back hard enough (but I am quite proud of them).
Listing every invention since the wheel...
Tivo?
Sounds like it .. LOL!!
Some are returning to a place of quiet...of peace...their religious faith....
sensory overload.... (that means he can't take it that we know what they do)
America is suffering censory overload! LOL, that means y'all need to quit LYING!!!!!!!!! We are watching Sheets et al.
Oh, Bird speaking... sooo sad... he is about to burts in tears and me.. indolent me, instead of feeling his pain, I am just about to burst in laughs! [smile]. This guy is FUNNY!...
The dims are much more entertaining!
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