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.
At least she could throw something at the stupid dims. If she stood up now and threw a tomato at Leaky, it just wouldn't look right!
with a lovely smile,calm voice and simple language he'll make them all look silly
I believe so
Glad Roberts is following this blathering, I'm not.
Leaky is just looking for a mistake ANY mistake so he can trip up this train.
This is not a confirmation hearing, this is a guantlett. It has NOTHING to do with law.
It has NOTHING to do with judicial vacancy
This guantlett is about aquisition of power and the democrats loose power if Roberts passes.
Congrats you are a judge nominiee BUT first you must be tortured, anal probed and ridiculed by elected officials who are not even worth to wipe the mud beneath your shoes.
(seriously would anyone EVER trust leahy for ANYTHING if you knew him personally?)
Lets go on to the next panelist, Leaky is getting (and going) nowhere!
Leaky is trying so hard to lampoon Roberts and at the same time drive a stake through our military duties in Iraq and our prez...WHAT A SICK LYING JERK!!
Durbin the Turban voted against Roberts.
They don't have the votes and I wish they would try it, it would insure a 40 year stay in the Minority
Lisa, it was Kennedy, Schumer and Durbin, I believe.
As bad as Leaky is, just wait......Schumer and Kennedy and Biden comint up.
So far, I am very impressed with Roberts. He is very 'cool'.
Is that his wife behind him looking like she is going to puke?
I'm not liking what Roberts is saying now, crap about changing his views due to a new job.
Truth remains truth, regardless of your job Judge Roberts.
Roberts is holding back - both on information and intellectually. If he wanted to run circles around this committee, he could. The opportunities are certainly there.
Wow -- Robert is taking Leahy to task! Talk about the pupil instructing the student!
Agree ... but that was a very odd question to ask Roberts
I don't think Mrs. Roberts is over the fact that MSM ATTACKED HER CHILDREN FOR THEIR CLOTHING. I haven't gotten over it either. I would never get over it.
How could he answer it? Congress certainly has the power to pass a law ending a war. They can override a presidential veto.
But if that ever happened, it would have to go to the Supreme Court, where lawyers for the President, and lawyers for congress, would both spend thousands of hours researching the issue in detail, so they could present written briefs.
Then the supreme court would have oral arguments, where the lawyers would answer questions. And then the judges would do their own research, and talk to their fellow justices, and make a ruling.
How could Roberts possibly answer how he thinks about the question NOW? He can't say how he would rule in that case, or any case, not just because it is wrong, but because it would be silly to do so before having all the information.
LOL...
I was thinking just about the same thing.
These congress critters look like 1st year law students compared to this brainiac of a judge.
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