Feingold hearings begining now...

[berner59]

Saying how it's congress's job to fix the mess...saying he'll introduce a bill to cut off money in 6mos...go Russ!!

http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearing.cfm?id=2504

[hippiechick]

1. Thanks ~ I was scouring CSpan ...

:hi:

[Tatiana]

2. Good for Russ! n/t

[Breeze54]

3. "Exercising Congress’s Constitutional Power to End a War"

Thanks for the heads up! Love the title! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Let's hope they do...NOW!!
:kick: & Recommended!

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"Exercising Congress’s Constitutional Power to End a War"


NOTICE OF FULL COMMITTEE HEARING


The Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing on
"Exercising Congress’s Constitutional Power to End a War" on
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.
in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.
The hearing will be chaired by Senator Feingold.

By order of the Chairman


Witness List

Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary

on

“Exercising Congress’s Constitutional Power to End a War”

Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
10:00 am

David J. Barron
Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA

Bradford Berenson
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Washington, D.C.

Walter Dellinger
Douglas B. Maggs Professor of Law
Duke University School of Law
Former Acting Solicitor General of the United States
Durham, NC

Louis Fisher
Specialist in Constitutional Law
Law Library, Library of Congress
Washington, DC

Robert F. Turner
Center for National Security Law
University of Virginia School of Law
Charlottesville, VA

[doublethink]

4. Thanks for the link ....... K&R.

:thumbsup:

[The Witch]

5. k&r - witnesses below:

David J. Barron
Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA

Bradford Berenson
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Washington, D.C.

Walter Dellinger
Douglas B. Maggs Professor of Law
Duke University School of Law
Former Acting Solicitor General of the United States
Durham, NC

Louis Fisher
Specialist in Constitutional Law
Law Library, Library of Congress
Washington, DC

Robert F. Turner
Center for National Security Law
University of Virginia School of Law
Charlottesville, VA

[originalpckelly]

6. OH GOD!

:rofl:

Arlen Specter is trying to analyze Bush saying he's the decider! It's a sophisticated analysis, and it kills me!

[The Witch]

7. Specter is there. noting a 2-year provision in Constitution Article I period.

Talking about leg. passed in Vietnam.

[burythehatchet]

8. Specter is tearing Bush apart

[The Witch]

9. arlen painting bush's flipflops as flexibility.

[CatWoman]

10. I completely and utterly

despise Orrin Hatch.

[bdamomma]

22. oh, hatch is a jerk also

[in_cog_ni_to]

11. Thanks for the link! Hatch up now.

:puke:

[The Witch]

12. Hatchet Job complaining that the title of the hearing sends the Wrong Message(TM)

:eyes:

[bdamomma]

25. oh is he on that kick ,"what kind of message does it give our

troops" shit. Hi The Witch!!:hi:

[babylonsister]

13. Thank you! nt

[The Witch]

14. PROTESTOR! And Hatch repeating lie about vandalism

[The Witch]

19. protester won't shut up.

[Breeze54]

27. Awesome!!!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Hatch can

[proud2BlibKansan]

44. Is it Tina?? Oh I hope so

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=80277&mesg_id=80277

[proud2BlibKansan]

64. It WAS Tina!!

I just talked to her!!

:woohoo:

[CatWoman]

15. LOL

Was that a DUer just now with the outburst? :rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

65. No but it was my friend

Cool, eh?

[bobthedrummer]

16. That woman speaks as one of US eom

[babylonsister]

Oh, those crazy, vocal activist moms with sons in Iraq.

Spin that, Hatch! Or, sit on it and spin, you condescending prick.:eyes:

[proud2BlibKansan]

66. It was Tina!!

Awesome, eh?

[pberq]

17. thank you for the link

Great to hear Specter going after Bush.

Hatch is another story.

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. Vandalism last weekend? Is he talking about the spray paint on the Capitol steps?

:(

Someone's screaming at Hatch...Feingold is calling for a recess if the lady doesn't stop yelling. Hatch is making excuses for supporting the war and the lady's son who must be in Iraq?

[babylonsister]

20. Her son is in Iraq, and yes, I believe they were talking about the

spray paint/chalk? incident at the Capitol.

[bdamomma]

28. now there was a thread about this yesterday, and I wonder

why the Capitol police did not do anything, was it a set-up to muddy our intentions? Probably so, to Hatch we are nothing but second class citizens, boy, these guys need a wake up call.

[babylonsister]

31. Here it is:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x74393

[in_cog_ni_to]

37. It was CHALK??? So, we were told another LIE about the anti-war protesters?

:grr:

[babylonsister]

53. I've read some of it was chalk. It's hard to know who to believe, if anyone. nt

[The Witch]

21. Repeats bullcrap remark about it being a mixed message to confirm Petraus but disagree w/strategy

The whole point of the Senate is that you can think people are qualified but still disagree with them!

[Sydnie]

23. Just loaded and heard someone screaming in the background

what were they saying? What happened?

[The Witch]

24. Durbin up, says hearing is long overdue.

[pberq]

26. swearing in the witnesses

[bdamomma]

29. This is going to be intense.

[dogday]

30. Hi everyone! I love Feingold

would not miss this for the world.... :hi:

[babylonsister]

32. Prez has "absolute discretion" on how to fight the war.

But Congress is in charge of appropriations. Sounds like they HAVE to stop the funding to get anything accomplished.

[in_cog_ni_to]

43. This is what Jonathan Turley has been saying all along. The Congress CAN stop the psycho

buy using their Power of the Purse, but the psycho is the Commander-in-Chief and can orchestrate the war any way he sees fit. They MUST stop the flow of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

[Breeze54]

33. kick

:kick:

[babylonsister]

34. There's an out; deciding it's not in our NATIONAL INTEREST to

continue with the illegal occupation.

[pberq]

35. Louis Fisher - saying that president is

subservient to the Congress

[bdamomma]

48. oh bushie won't like that, too bad.

[babylonsister]

36. Congress has broad authority to terminate a war!! nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

38. Ted Kennedy up now! Yay!

GO TED!

[halobeam]

39. He's been on fire lately!

[Breeze54]

42. Hell yeah!! Go Ted!!

So? We meet again! :rofl: :hi:

I'm afraid he's going to have a heart attack, the way he's been blowing his cool lately.

[halobeam]

45. good morning!

How many split screens do YOU have up? ! LOL

I'm seriously multi tasking today!:bounce:

[Breeze54]

63. I use 'tabs' with Firefox.... counting 7 right now! lol

and e-mail! ;)

Way to go, Feingold!!!

Did you read my post yet?

Massive Virtual March on Washington?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x76005

[babylonsister]

47. He's also on CSPAN-2. That guy gets around! nt

[doublethink]

40. Kennedy bringing up the 'Iran' preparations ..

and Congress authorization to stop any attack on that country.

[bdamomma]

50. well I guess they better tell that to Bushie and Cheney.

[doublethink]

55. I think they just did ..... but ....

whether Bush and Cheney will listen or not (I rather doubt it); well at least it's been said for what it's worth. Was a good session, short but to the point in dealing with Congressional Constitutional authority. Bush ain't the only decider in our government. Peace.

[RiverStone]

41. Finally - a "binding" resolution!

No more of this symbolic non-binding bullshit.

The continued death and waste in this tragic mess in Iraq is far from symbolic.

GO Russ! :applause:

[The Witch]

46. I just came back - what was that line that got applause?

[babylonsister]

49. Feingold: This country was taken to war on a fraudulent basis!

Go, Russ!
Congress has the power to stop the war if it wants to. Prez has no plans to end mission.

[halobeam]

51. WOW.

They are screaming "thank you Mr. Feingold!"

[mikelgb]

52. yeah wow

that was great...

Specter never threw a hearing like that....

[seemunkee]

54. Any way to watch/listen to this online that doesn't require realplayer?

Is it still in session?

[halobeam]

56. not sure re:real player, but hearing is now over.

you might be able to find it if in archive at senate.gov but I can't direct you specifically where.

[rpgamerd00d]

57. Link isnt workin for me :(

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

58. Are they on recess or is it over? I didn't catch this until now.

[halobeam]

59. I believe it's over. I'll be checking in and out just in case I am wrong.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

60. Thank you for letting me know! I will check too. Have a beautiful day! eom

[halobeam]

61. You too!

:hi:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

62. Thank you!

:hi: