There is a Judiciary hearing on Trayvon Martin right now and NOT ONE Republican is participating

[wndycty]

I am watching it online. No Republicans. Conyers is chairing. Is this not an official hearing? Does anybody know how this works. If the Republicans are just not showing this is fucking sad and shameful.

[PoliticAverse]

1. Apparently it's a Congressional 'briefing' which differers from a 'hearing'.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/27/10885680-trayvon-martins-parents-head-to-congress-for-briefing

[wndycty]

2. Thanks. . .I still think its short sited of Republicans not to make sure they are represented. . .

WOW

[PoliticAverse]

3. Additional info on 'briefings'...

http://www.researchcaucus.org/docs/Organizing%20Congressional%20Briefings.pdf

'hearings' are information gathering activities _by_ Congress, 'briefings' are information presentations _to_ Congress.

[Tejas]

4. Maybe they're meeting about the student shot to death at Ole Miss?

Student shot dead at Mississippi State University

http://news.yahoo.com/student-shot-dead-mississippi-state-university-054223724.html


Authorities described the suspects as three black males who fled the hall in a late model blue Crown Victoria car.