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
--------------------
ORDERS FOR MONDAY, MAY 23, 2005 -- (Senate - May 20, 2005)
[Page: S5714] GPO's PDF
---
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.
--------------
PROGRAM -- (Senate - May 20, 2005)
[Page: S5714] GPO's PDF
---
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 GOP can win the WV senate seat in 2006, whether or not "Sheets" runs again...
Yes, and they know the 5th Amendment... and the 10th... and the 11th...
Very much so... we'll want a transcript of this too...
OH NO!
eeeuuu... thanks for THAT visual! lol
When they yell .. they lose track of what they are saying
READ .. READ .. READ .. a little louder Joe .. I didn't quite hear you from the other room .. rolling eyes
YES JOE .. YOU DEMS ARE SOCIALISTS
As if we hadn't seen enough hairplugs.
Okay Fine, Sen. Joseph Biden - The TIME FOR READING is over!!
YOU NEED TO VOTE for Janice Brown and stop complaining about her.
since when were we having a debate on social security? as I recall the Dems sole contribution is to say they will do nothing.
FIrst he says that the Supreme Court is conservative because 7 out of 9 were appointed by republicans, even though only 3 of the republican nominees are conservative.
Then a little bit later he said that the judges are independent, which is why the conservatives attack Kennedy even though he was appointed by a republican.
NOW he says the reason we want the courts is because WE CAN'T GET OUR AGENDA PASSED!!!!!
What has he been smoking. We pass and pass and pass, and then the courts throw out the laws we pass and make up their own.
Now Biden is complaining that the conservatives want the congress to actually VOTE for laws, rather than having regulators in the executive branch write them however they want, or having the judiciary make up the laws as they see fit.
The non-delegation argument is another good reason to support these judges.
And I think we all know what the 5th amendment says.
Now he'll attack Brown. OH, she has "attacked" the socialist agenda in the 30's. OK!!! But I don't believe Brown has ever argued that the Supreme Court should overturn the Social Security System.
He says "nobody would believe anything I say" -- he's right about that.
We're like, radical, dude!
What would you like? Four years? From the time of Bush 2's first nomination? Fine. I'd say it was a failure of Republican Senators to prepare for the Democrat filibuster strategy.
(And I really don't care whether you take my point seriously or not. I think you're shooting for the "smartest person in the room" prize. It ain't happenin'.)
FYI..I am still in mourning, and damp, from Sunday's game..and yes, you may gloat...
Did I hear correctly? Did he admit to being a Socialist?
YEP!
3 or 4 supreme court nominees???
I think this rant was written by MoveON.org.
check your wristwatch, Schmoe!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.