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.
Read....read....read...Biden pick up the three beat cadence from Byrd.
Does he have permission is the real question
Thanks for the ping, but it's hard to keep up with the thread on dialup when there's a gazillion irrelevant images being posted on the LIVE thread.
The courts are already conservative????
Now THAT is freakin HILARIOUS!!!! ROFLMRWAO!
I'm a paleoconservative right wing extremist.
7 of 9? Where?
It just shows the political class truly believes we couldn't function without them... They are truly the parasite class living off the host of the American worker. At least we enjoy a little comedy. I thank the posters keeping us informed..... Great comments..
Could Biden talk any slower
Read ... Read ... what .. it .. says
When are they going to start rounding us up behind wire fences. We're clearly a threat to all the good responsible people of America that ironically don't represent a majority.
Read,read,read, 55 Repblicans- 45 Democrates.
Hey.... he does get it. This is about getting a conservative supreme court.
Justice Rogers?
classic, very funny....
If we're talking about adopting senators, would it be OK to talk about aborting a few?..like mine..
Compared to the Dems standards??
Yes
The want the courts to be more liberal
Well I am just back from walking 9 holes of golf and had hoped I had missed Bryd. Alas, no.
Oh, we want to pack the courts with FUNDAMENTALIST judges who will kow all of those conservatives we have.
Yeah, he said Bush II has appointed a supreme court member.
He also keeps talking about Justice Ginsberg being a radical and dangerous person. I agree with him, but I imagine he means Justice Brown, not Justice Ginsberg.
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