Posted on 09/13/2005 5:01:31 AM PDT by 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
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
LIVE LINKS
Senate Judiciary Committee webcast.
True. but....
Can't wait for that!
This is a pre-emptive strike by Specter so that the RATS have to become even more shrill in their questioning.
Roberts was going to face these questions anyway; better that he go through this "minuet" with Specter than with Leahy et al.
LOL
Specter is an ass
Will someone give that chick a cough drop?
Thank you Santorum and Bush for supporting Specter. (sarcasm)
Roberts showing Specter just where privacy is in the Constitution. Hah!
Didn't you know?? Being a Catholic Today almost AUTOMATICLY disqualifies you to be a judge!!
Libs claim that you might actually allow your personal beliefs to influence your decisions...
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"He's a Republican?"
No, but he plays one on TV.
I'm missing it, thankfully. my C-span viewer is only showing lines, probably more entertaining than the chart.
Exactly.
Don't forget super-duper precedent.
I'm waiting for double-super-duper precedent.
Spector seems to argue that if the same people vote the same way a bunch of times, it should mean more than if they only do it once.
Rather than recognising that the fact it keeps showing up at the Supreme Court is indicative that the current state is unteneble.
I guess I'll never be a judge then.
Amen.
YUP. Roberts can't be TOO Catholic, ya' know.
I am TV-challenged. I am much more interested in Roberts' answers than in Specter's questions. Thanks.
I agree. He will hear from me.
Ok .. and Hitler murdering millions of jews has to deal with Catholic's ... how??
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