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.
BTW how old is fatass Kennedy now? Certainly past his shelf life.
Grassley up...it always amazes me how the good people of Iowa can elect both he AND Harkin, and keep sending them back..it's the MOST schizoid pair of senators that I can ever remember..
Each side has the right to set up the speaking order. Notice who the Dems wanted to get out of the way first.
watching the press thing with Pres of Iraq and Pres B,,I love that guy, he is all but weeping thanking our President. He is genuine, grateful and such a nice seeming man.
No representative from an effected state can afford to do anything but complain that help was not sufficient, and to be overwrought about the destruction.
There is no political benefit to sounding like you don't fully appreciate the gravity of the situation, or to sound like you are not fully supporting the people of your state.
73
Isn't tthat a lovely press conf?
This is the longest speech by a foreign dignitary that I have heard.
I heard him say, "Thanks to the glorious American people..."
Got a lump in my throat...
Landrieu up!
I think it goes in order of seniority, with the parties alternating.
Sen Landrieu is on C-span 2 now.
He's 73.
Did you hear the Iraqi President say "President Wush"? LOL....love it and him and his sincere gratitude for our help.
ROFLMAO! I defer to your characterization!
The Gulf War reference was over the top.
This man makes me tear up,,he is so grateful, you can tell he loves GWB.
He cannot thank the President and this nation enough for what has been sacrificed. What a humble and deeply grateful man. Blech. First question up is about Katrina. Switching over to c-span.
Hello, Lugar and Bayh?
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