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.
Specter said he wouldn't ASK Roberts about Roe v Wade, but he never promised to not hold up a five foot blue board regarding the case. /sarc
You have good instincts.
What a joker.
IMHO, since the Court has taken it up SO much, then the nominee has ALL THE MORE REASON to not say how he would rule on it.
With Republicans like Spectre who needs the looney left?
Exactly!
Specter will vote to confirm Roberts in both committee and on the floor.
He will no longer Chair the Judiciary Committee if he fails to do both.
No Catholics need apply for a spot on the Supreme Court. Thanks, Arlen.
I can't believe this, he is asking him about his religious faith! OMG! That dirty SOB!
The abortion debate is the key factor in this hearing, specter is setting the tone for the attacks coming from the left vis a vie, Schumer and Frankenstien ( I mean Feinstein.
He appears left he is moderate in this line of questioning,
preparing the viewers (framing the issue)a chance to understand the law, before the attack begins.
OPs4 God Bless America!
Now, Specter is acting Roberts as his faith, quoting JFK. ARGH!
If he keeps this up, we'll have to refer to him as Senator Sphincter.
Is he now asking about Roberts' Catholic faith?
LOL, I wish.
Now he's talking about his faith. Geez. Trying to take his soul now.
Specter is getting the abortion stuff in early so the MSM will use HIM as their video bite.
The chart is insurance to make sure Specter gets his face time.
LOL, I wouldn't know since that was back in the day when I only got one channel so didn't have a choice not to watch anything but Thomas.
I had no idea that Spector enjoyed killing babies so much.
He wants to make sure nobody interferes with his apparent favorite activity. What a POS. He's a Republican?
It was a lousy chart - too wordy.
The side of dead babies... as usual.
I will never trust Specter.
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