Nomination of John G. Roberts [LIVE Thread 9-13]~Day Two

Senate Judiciary ^ | 9-13-05 | Senate Judiciary Committee

[OXENinFLA]

Q&A with Roberts to Start
On Tuesday, the eighteen members of the Senate Judiciary Cmte. begin questioning Chief Justice nominee John Roberts. This will take all day, with the senators asking their questions, up to a half-hour for each member, in order of seniority, alternating by party.

The Schedule (media advisory)


Tentative Schedule for the Hearing: Schedule is subject to change

Tuesday, Sept. 13

9:30 am Chairman Specter begins 30 minute round of questioning (Round 1)

1:00 pm Break for lunch

2:00 pm Resume questioning

6:00 pm Break for dinner

7:00 pm Resume questioning

8:30 pm Round 1 questioning ends

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The Dem playbook

The Hill newspaper gives us a peek at the Democratic playbook for the Roberts hearings. Below are the attack assignments for the Democratic members of the Committee:

Kennedy -- civil rights

Leahy -- Bybee torture memo

Biden -- privacy, personal autonomyand the 9th Amendment

Kohl -- Property rights and civil liberties

Feinstein -- "judicial activism" and Roe vs. Wade

Feingold -- limits of executive powers

Schumer and Durbin have wisely refused to show their hand.

Via FromTheBleachers

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LIVE LINKS

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[onyx]

They must think theyre scoring points. They're wrong.

Only their debased base can be proud of Kennedy and Biden.

[JFC]

Bill H came to Fox on the night of the Hurricane.. is when I first saw him.

[syriacus]

Romer v Evans case...militant gay activists in overturning the will of the people of Colorado.

Was the case about housing?

[confederacy of dunces]

COOL!

Beats rolled up socks, my usual weapon of choice.

[defconw]

I loved that Judge Roberts pointed out that he has three sisters that work out side of the home, that he married a lawyer that works outside of the home, and has a daughter whom he would hope would have the same opportunities as his son. Back at ya, you stupid Dimrats!

[StarFan]

Several weeks ago. Talk about a windbag loving the sound of his own voice.

[dawn53]

No, this is a GOOD day for us. The Democrats look like fools.

Totally agree, just one small correction:

The Democrats ARE fools!

[JustaCowgirl]

Telephone numbers up on cspan now. The moonbat brigade claiming to be disenchanted Republicans will be flooding the lines now.

[pageonetoo]

Roberts is confounding the asses on the panel.....and stated the Supreme Court should not be the remedy for social ills. That's just what I wanted to hear.

BUMP

[WillMalven]

that was a mistatement, he meant "I copied this myself"

[puroresu]

The Supreme Court's ruling in Romer was appalling, but I don't fault Roberts. He was just doing moot court work within his law firm when he was assigned to ask some tough questions to the litigants.

[defconw]

He spent 3 freaking hours on it, he did not condone it, just gave an opinion on strategy! God! A lawyer that defends a murderer or rapist does not endorse murder or rape. Let's think like adults, eh?

[Reagan Man]

>>>>With all due respect you are panicking over nothing. We do not want activist judges of any stripe. Roberts embodies that. Throw him under the bus, who would you appoint?

Panicking? LOL Stop creating something that doesn't exist. OTOH. I don't believe a nomination to the USSC is "nothing". You do. So be it.

>>>>Throw him under the bus, who would you appoint?

LOL I already said that I believe Roberts will be approved by the Senate. So you can stop trying to create false realities. While you're at it, I suggest you take a course in reading comprehension. It will help you in debate on FR.

[Mister Baredog]

I don't think Roberts rises to the level of a Scalia, Thomas or even a CJ Rehnquist.

And you base that on what?

Time will tell.

I DO know what Bush's intent was in nominating him, he stated it very clearly for the last 5 years.

It's Bush's opinion that counts, he made the choice knowing Souter is his fathers biggest regret.

I'm gonna trust W, why not?

[Senator_Blutarski]

LOL. Good description of CSPAN.

[Miss Marple]

Wow! Local talk radio in Indianapolis just went ballistic over Biden! People are calling in outrage! Calling him treasonous and crooked and every name n the book! The host is HIGHLY critical of Biden, and speaks of him with contempt.

Host says Biden isn't treasonous, but he is disloyal to the country and a rude gas bag. HA! Says the Plagiarist and the Swimmer aren't fit to ask Roberts questions.

I think Biden did his party no favors here in the Midwest.

[aaronbeth]

Yes, Roberts is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO evil (how evil is he?) that he wants his sisters, wife and daughters to don burkas and be relegated to the back of the bus. No voting for them!

[defconw]

I want to know who you would nominate, don't change the subject, you think you are smarter then Bush let's hear it. Who?

[CFC__VRWC]

That is where the mainstream media branch of the Democrat Party comes in handy.

They're already spinning away for the Dims. The top of the hour radio news flatly stated that Roberts is "sidestepping" the questions. Biden and Schumer are whining about how Roberts' answers are evasive and how he's not answwering questions. The liberal meme is obviously, "he's not cooperating with the Senators by fully and honestly answering the questions. He's trying to hide something. Why is that?"

[mosquitobite]

Predictable.

I only wish every household in America had this circus on TV today.