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.
Senator Sessions, you give me hope.
Now Sessions is referencing the shifting American opinion away from abortion! And citing opinions about what an inappropriate decision Roe was! This is too great.
No dammmit. I missed it. Too busy typing. :)
Well read down my friend. By making such a sweeping generalization you not only risk being full of crap but succeed.
Hey did I miss Chuckie Schumer???
I knew Jeff Sessions was going to nail the Dems when he was having Roberts detail the process of the Supreme Court! Great job!
Ironic, isn't it that the Judicial Committee did NOT vote him out of committee and he then ran for the Senate and was elected....now sitting on that committee himself! Delicious.
You're welcome, but that was an EASY call. :)
Yes, there reallly are reasonable, honorable human beings in the U.S. Senate. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Alabama.
Sorry. Michael Luddig.
THAT'S RIGHT! Good memory. I had forgotten!
Follow-up: A justice, like any judge, should not be constrained by testimony given under oath during confirmation hearings, nor is it fair for a litigant to be burdened with having to persuade a justice who has already articulated a position that bears on the case.
Wow, I didn't realise until now but apparently this is the only place they are on a broadcast radio station. At least according to their web site.
I hope you caught that someone said they were on NPR.
91.5 FM in New York (also 93.9, 90.7, and 88.3, so apparently you are surrounded).
Sessions was spectacular, as was Roberts!
Sessions is completely attacking the abortion argument!
Oh this was brilliant. Introduces that R V W is not settled among scholars, the people (polls) etc...strips the Dems arguments to shreds and Roberts vows approach of an open mind.
I nominate Sessions for the 3rd opening, if one arises. I dare the Senators, (RINO's) to allow their "own" to be filibustered.
Nope, he is still to come.
Feingold in 10 mins....
I am thinking the SAME thing! How old is Sessions?
They're on a break now. I'll bet the DUmmies are having apoplexy today!
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