Samuel Alito ~ Senate Judiciary Hearing [LIVE THREAD] (Day-2)

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ALITO CONFIRMATION HEARINGS

Questioning Begins Today

Each of the eighteen senators on the Judiciary Cmte. will have 30 minutes to question Supreme Court nominee Samual Alito today during round one. Sen. Arlen Specter, as chairman, will begin, then they will alternate by party in order of individual seniority. Round two starts on Wednesday.

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[Do not dub me shapka broham]

[encm(ss)]

Does Kohl have a thought on his own or does he just read the questions for the Democrats and ACLU lawyers?

[Jrabbit]

Self-awareness for a dim is inbred. Alito is giving good answers....Ol King Kohl can only sit and stare!

[American Quilter]

Thanks for your info on this. My extremely limited computer at work prevents me from getting streaming video, so I'm having to rely on my fellow FReepers for info on what's happening.

It kills me that I'm missing this! (Maybe I should take some time off...)

[maica]

He is in command of the facts and is the intellectual superior of every Senator there.
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Plus, he has been listening to lawyers for 15 years trying to persuade him. If that isn't practice for listening to these bloviators for a few days, then nothing is.

PS: Bloviators does not spellcheck!

[N. Beaujon]

THE FAMILY LEAVE ACT IS ONE THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF SOCIAL LEGISLATION IN HISTORY?? (Sorry for yelling.) That just about sums up the sheer vapidity of the Dimocrats. That was/is the WORST piece of lazy ass, anti-employer, anti-constitutional, anti-capitalist piece of legislation ever written.

[newnhdad]

They have nothing so their staffers collect ideas from their buddies, polish it up and offer them as legitimate questions.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

And now he's trotted out the ever-popular Family and Medical Leave Act for the umpteenth time

They really need to start a drinking game.

[Chuck54]

Agree to a point, but if this type of testimony is necessary to get a person of this character and quality on the Supreme Court, then I say, "Do whatever is necessary".

Probably some disagreement on this, but just MHO>

[LisaFab]

Alito is lying through his teeth.

I know, that's what bothers me about 'modern' nomination hearings. Alito saying he agreed with Bork would have been fine years ago before he was savaged by the Libs who then sold their PC bill of goods for the next twenty years or so.

But now, nominees must dance around the truth (or worse) to get the votes they need.

[saveliberty]

LOL! Hillary is looking svelte in that photo

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Three cheers for photoshop!

:-}

[LisaFab]

Kohl trying to get Alito to trash the SCOTUS' involvement in Bush v Gore as 'judicial activism'.

[Jrabbit]

Here we go! Gore v Bush....OH GAG....how did you FEEL??

[Semper Paratus]

Has there been any 'soundbites of the day' worth repeating?

[maggief]

Nice pic ...

[toddlintown]

The question about bringing the Bush/Gore vote to the Supreme Court...

Uh, who started that fiasco? Who challenged who?

[saveliberty]

:-) Sometimes seeing her in a better form is a kindness to us.

[retrokitten]

That's very cute.

[saveliberty]

Aw that is sweet.