CSPAN schedule & analysis, 4/4/05

[paineinthearse]

C-SPAN daily alert by the DU CSPAN group. To join and assist, go to http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=320

Every night, the CSPAN GROUP reviews the next day’s schedule and prepares this analysis. The annotated schedule assists DU members when calling or emailing CSPAN JOURNAL by providing information related to the guests and the organizations they represent.

CSPAN JOURNAL telephone numbers:
Democrats [phone]
Republicans [phone]
Others [phone]

CSPAN JOURNAL email: http://www.c-span.org/community/submitwj.asp

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CSPAN

07:00 am
0:45 (est.) LIVE
Call-In
Washington Journal
C-SPAN, Washington Journal

08:30 am
0:30 (est.) LIVE
Call-In
Immigration and Border Security
C-SPAN, Washington Journal
Robert Bonner , Department of Homeland Security

09:00 am
0:30 (est.) LIVE
Call-In
Death Penalty Issues
C-SPAN, Washington Journal
Andrew Rivas , U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

09:30 am
0:30 (est.) LIVE
Call-In
Natural Resource Preservation
C-SPAN, Washington Journal
David Jhirad , World Resources Institute

10:30 am
1:30 (est.) LIVE
Speech
Social Security
American University
Steve Forbes , Forbes Magazine

12:00 pm
0:45 (est.) LIVE
News Conference
Judicial Nominations
Committee for Justice
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
Keene, David, Chairman, American Conservative Union
Bauer, Gary, President, American Values
Gray, C. Boyden, Chairman, Committee for Justice
Norquist, Grover, Chairman, Ronald Reagan Legacy Project
A coalition of conservative groups will announce their support for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's effort to end filibusters on judicial nominations.

Note: CSPAN's text is incorrect. Frist is not attempting to end filibusters. Frist is attempting to change the Senate rules to reduce the number of votes needed to end a filibuster from the current 66 to a simple majority. Anyone want to inform CSPAN of the error?

02:00 pm
2:00 (est.) LIVE
Senate Committee
Strategic Forces and Nuclear Weapons Issues
Armed Services
John W. Warner , R-VA
Carl Levin , D-MI

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CSPAN2

08:00 am
1:00 (est.) LIVE
Forum
Middle East Peace Process
Anti-Defamation League
Karim Kawar , Ambassador, Jordan, United States
Daniel Ayalon , Ambassador, Israel, United States

09:30 am
1:15 (est.) LIVE
Forum
2004 Anti-Defamation League Poll
Anti-Defamation League
Abraham Foxman , Anti-Defamation League

02:00 pm
1:00 (est.) LIVE
Senate Proceeding
Senate Session
U.S. Senate

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CSPAN3

09:00 am
0:45 (est.) LIVE
News Conference
Tax Filing
Tax Executives Institute
Mark W. Everson , Internal Revenue Service

[TahitiNut]

1. On filibusters ...

Your post contains this note ...
Note: CSPAN's text is incorrect. Frist is not attempting to end filibusters. Frist is attempting to change the Senate rules to reduce the number of votes needed to end a filibuster from the current 66 to a simple majority. Anyone want to inform CSPAN of the error?

Wrong. Frist IS attempting to put an end to filibusters. The ONLY purpose of a filibuster is to forestall a vote, a vote where a majority is foreseen to vote in the affirmative. The only advantage of a filibuster is that a minority can block passage. By dropping cloture requirements to a bare majority, there is no longer any possibility to filibuster. The minority opposed on a vote can no longer sustain any filibuster.

The point is this: the only reason a filibuster is effective is because a super-majority (once 67%, now 60%) is required for cloture - a number of votes greater than the vote being forestalled. Do away with that and the filibuster becomes extinct.

The other factual error is that current Senate rules only require 60% for cloture, not 66%.

[paineinthearse]

2. Filibuster news

See important analysis at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1703557&mesg_id=1703557

[chomskysright]

3. How Cheney could fuck w/ the entire process & achieve Nuclear Option

It could come as soon as tomorrow or Tuesday. Vice President Cheney could end the filibuster in a devious way. A vote will be called to confirm William Myers <http://www.independentjudiciary.com/nominees/nominee.cfm?NomineeID=76>
for the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Cheney might declare a filibuster unconstitutional. To read about the possible scenario go to: <http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the_next_hurrah/2005/03/nuclear_option_.html>


If Cheney and his friends on the theocratic right in the U.S. Senate succeed, then Democrats and moderate Republicans will have lost the only leverage left in the U.S. Senate. The Supreme Court is at stake.


Cheney will have pulled off a coup, and very few people will have known it happened! We must not let Cheney take away the filibuster. If he gets away with it, we need to get a million people to the streets of DC quickly and spontaneously! We should shut down the city until the Senate re-instates the filibuster.


People may not understand what happened with Cheney and the filibuster, but millions of people understand something is deeply wrong in Washington. If the word gets out through grass roots organizations, blogs, the press, etc. I predict a million people will show up.


This action must have two components: it must be non-violent, and it must have a specific goal - to reinstate the filibuster - with an understanding that we will go home when our goal is reached.


But then, maybe the theocratic right will not succeed with their so-called nuclear option and we can all stay home and work on our spring gardens.


Joan Bokaer
Founder, TheocracyWatch

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. Middle East Peace Process CSPAN2 08:00 am

08:00 am
1:00 (est.) LIVE

Forum
Middle East Peace Process
Anti-Defamation League

Karim Kawar , Ambassador, Jordan, United States
Daniel Ayalon , Ambassador, Israel, United States

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. 2004 Anti-Defamation League Poll CSPAN2 09:30 am

09:30 am
1:15 (est.) LIVE

Forum
2004 Anti-Defamation League Poll
Anti-Defamation League

Abraham Foxman , Anti-Defamation League

About ADL

Mission
"The immediate object of the League is to stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. Its ultimate purpose is to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike and to put an end forever to unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of any sect or body of citizens."
ADL Charter
October 1913

For 90 years, ADL has been combating anti-Semitism and bigotry of all kinds.

ADL and Law Enforcement
ADL fights hatred, extremism and terrorism. Our goal: to make the world a safer place. Over the past few years, we have expanded our expertise and capabilities to confront a more dangerous world.

Our three priorities are to:
Gather, analyze and disseminate intelligence on extremism and hate activity
Enhance law enforcement’s ability to combat serious threats
Provide assistance, support and resources on security to the Jewish community

Info from the ADL website
http://www.adl.org/main_about_adl.asp

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. Senate Proceeding CSPAN2 02:00 pm

02:00 pm
1:00 (est.) LIVE

Senate Proceeding

Senate Session
U.S. Senate


Does anyone have a link to the Senate Schedule that lists the agenda for the day?

[jojo54]

7. It's 12 noon EST

tune in folks.

Not yet - chimpy boy telling more lies.

[paineinthearse]

8. .

afternoon :kick:

[realFedUp]

9. anything happening on filibuster or judges yet?

thanks for any info.

[tsuki]

10. How can one find a transcript on CSpan? Cyber Dummie, that's me,

cannot find one of Dean's speech before the Tennessee Democratic Party.