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.
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Sorry I'm late.
Wish I was at home today to watch. Darn it!
Screen caps coming.
ff WASN'T a cj, was he?
In the next round Leahy will ask Roberts "When did you stop beating your wife?"
Please not the same Roberts photo from yesterday...:-)
Roberts is really doing well against Leahy. Leahy, all by himself, made himself look silly and irrelevant, petulant and cranky.
Plus his questions were soooo obviously contrived and pointless.
Roberts did everything but say, "Gee, stupid question..."
Part of the job today is selling yourself...we learned that with Bork!
Yes, but Leaky said he'd be back for "round two"..LOL.
Senator Hatch knows how to ask a question!
LOL!
"COnstitution says it's 2/3 of senate it's 2/3rds....Bit of a dig there to the rats.....
Agreed, good call. Don't need these idiots trying "Bork" Roberts.
Since they can not STOP his nomination to the SC they'll try to make him as ineffective as possible! Thomas unfortunately reaped those bastard evil rats winds of hate!! The vomits from Hell used their dribble very effectively!! Even the Black community closed it's door to Mr. Thomas! Can someone please TELL Mrs. Roberts NOT to fall asleep! The camera is capturing all her moves!
Round 2? I thought Leaky was running out of questions in round one...lol
I watched Leahy for about five minutes and had to turn it off. The Democrats want to pick the Supreme Court Justices, even when they're out of power.
No. Edith Jones. The next nominee will not be a white guy.
I just got here. I have no TV today because I am at my son's house. Should I go back and read anything earlier on the thread, or just start following it here?
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