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The second liveblog of the confirmation hearing for Justice Sotomayor. The senators and Judge Sotomayor are expected to resume around 2:00PM EST.
Confirmation Liveblog Mothership (please rec up the mothership diary, not any of the child diaries).
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Resources:
C-SPAN LiveFeed of the Hearings (being carried on C-SPAN 3 on TV, and CPAC in Canada)
Witness List (pdf)
Sen. Patrick Leahy's Opening Remarks (pdf)
Sen. John Cornyn's Opening Remarks (pdf)
(If people could post relevant links, I'll re-post them here.)
Here's a link to the first of the liveblogs today (by Marabout40), if you want to catch up on what's gone on before.
2:01 EST - And we're back! It's Sen. Klobuchar up now, reminding everyone of the trail-blazing done by Justices O'Connor and Ginsberg.
2:11 EST - Sen. Kaufmann makes his opening statement.
"I believe that we owe you a hearing based on your record and your responses to our questions."
2:20 EST - Former committee chair (before he turned coat) Sen. Specter is up, making his case that the Supreme Court should take on more cases each year.
2:30 EST - The moment we've been waiting for (that is, until we actually get to Judge Sotomayor), Al Franken is up!
2:40 EST - Now we begin the process of introducing Judge Sotomayor (first by Sen. Schumer, then Sen. Gillibrand), followed by the Oath of the Committee.
2:52 EST - Judge Sotomayor takes the oath, and prepares to give her opening statement.