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| 00:00:56 |
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Okay, I think we're going to start our third panel here, if everyone could be seated. I... |
| 00:01:31 |
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Thank you. We're going to start. I'll introduce each of you, and then you'll give your five... |
| 00:02:38 |
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Thank you very much. Senator, good afternoon. Senator Sessions, good afternoon to you. It's... |
| 00:08:09 |
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Thank you very much. Thank you for your testimony. Next we have Chuck Canterbury. Chuck... |
| 00:08:49 |
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Thank you, Madame Chair. Ranking Member Sessions, Senator Hatch, it's a pleasure to be here... |
| 00:13:23 |
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Thank you very much, Mr. Canterbury. Next is David Cone. David Cone is a former Major League... |
| 00:13:57 |
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Thank you, Senator Klobuchar. Senator Sessions, Senator Hatch, nice to see you again. On... |
| 00:19:06 |
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Thank you very much, Mr. Cone. Our next witness is Kate Stith. She is the Lafayette S. Foster professor... |
| 00:19:45 |
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I thank you, Senators, for the opportunity to comment on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor,... |
| 00:25:30 |
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Thank you very much. We next have Dr. Charmaine Yoest, who is the president and CEO of Americans... |
| 00:26:07 |
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Thank you very much, Senator Klobuchar, Ranking Member Sessions and members of the committee,... |
| 00:32:59 |
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Thank you very much. Next we have Sandy Froman. Sandy Froman is the past president of the... |
| 00:32:59 |
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Thank you, Madame Chair. Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Sessions, Senator Hatch, thank you for... |
| 00:32:59 |
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Thank you very much for your testimony, Ms. Froman. Our next witness is David Kopel. He... |
| 00:32:59 |
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Thank you. The case of Sonia Sotomayor versus the Second Amendment is not yet found in the record... |
| 00:32:59 |
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Thank you very much. And did I say your name correctly? Oh, well, that was good. Thank you. Next,... |
| 00:44:58 |
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Thank you very much. I'd like to thank the committee for the opportunity to testify, and even... |
| 00:50:18 |
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Thank you very much for your testimony. We are now going to have each senator ask five minutes... |
| 00:50:40 |
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You know, I think all the qualities that we've heard in this hearing as the optimal qualities:... |
| 00:52:01 |
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As someone who was appointed by George H. -- by President H.W. Bush, do you have any reservations... |
| 00:52:16 |
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No, I'm totally confident that this would be an outstanding judge. And whether it was President... |
| 00:52:46 |
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Thank you. Mr. Canterbury, you spent more than 25 years as an active-duty police officer... |
| 00:53:13 |
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We're very confident of that. Based on the over 450 criminal cases that we reviewed, we felt... |
| 00:53:31 |
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Thank you very much. Just as I said Mr. Freeh was the only one on the panel that served... |
| 00:54:20 |
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Well, thank you, Senator. You know, from my perspective, as I said in my statement, a lot of... |
| 00:55:16 |
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Thank you very much. Senator Sessions. |
| 00:55:19 |
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Thank you, Madame Chairman. It's good to be with you, and we're glad you're on this committee. |
| 00:55:23 |
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Thank you. |
| 00:55:26 |
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Mr. Cone, I was reading a story about statistical stuff the other day. And it came to me that,... |
| 00:55:56 |
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It makes you wonder, yes. |
| 00:55:57 |
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Two or three is about all (they're worth ?), right? No, it is -- thank you for your testimony.... |
| 00:56:42 |
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I think that's correct. But I also think he's supporting this nomination now. |
| 00:56:45 |
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Okay. That's a good comment. You did good. Ms. Stith, thank you for your very insightful comments.... |
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(Off mike.) |
| 00:57:25 |
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You have to turn you -- |
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Push your button. |
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Push the button. |
| 00:57:30 |
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I was asked that question actually right after Judge Sotomayor was nominated, and it was the... |
| 00:58:24 |
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Well, I think that's probably -- most boards should operate that way, at least. Ms. Froman,... |
| 00:58:58 |
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That's correct, Senator. The problem is, the Heller case did not have to deal with the incorporation... |
| 00:59:24 |
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Did it worry you that the judge who's already ruled on the case one way -- and it was a five-to-four... |
| 00:59:36 |
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It's -- it's of great concern to me, Senator. And that's why I'm here today to testify. And... |
| 01:00:07 |
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Now, I know your organization officially -- I see today they said they wanted to see how the... |
| 01:00:25 |
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Well, I have, of course, been here today. And I'm not here to speak on behalf of the NRA. I'm... |
| 01:00:49 |
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Well, I -- are you aware that I was just given a document here that said that -- "therefore,... |
| 01:01:02 |
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I was told about that while I was here, Senator, yes. |
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Okay. |
| 01:01:05 |
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And so I'm sure that they have given a full explanation of that position, and I'm glad to see... |
| 01:01:12 |
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Mr. Somin, thank you for your testimony. Thank you, Mr. Kopel, for yours. And I'm going... |
| 01:01:49 |
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Time -- (off mike). |
| 01:01:50 |
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Yes, thank you, Senator. I agree with you it raises very important concerns. And these sorts... |
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Thank you. |
| 01:02:16 |
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Thank you very much. Senator Kyl. |
| 01:02:19 |
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Thank you. Madame Chairman, first of all, let me acknowledge those on the panel who I know.... |
| 01:02:41 |
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Did you -- are -- Senator Bunning's -- did you -- the -- was his perfect game the last one when... |
| 01:02:49 |
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No, his was done back in the '60s. But there's only, I think, 17 perfect games in the history... |
| 01:02:57 |
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Yeah. And, of course, Dr. Yoest. And Sandy Froman is a person with whom I have consulted... |
| 01:04:19 |
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Yes. Thank you, Senator Kyl. Well, I believe, I heard you questioning one of the panels earlier,... |
| 01:05:46 |
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Thank you very much. Dr. Yoest, in the questioning by Senator Coburn of the nominee, he... |
| 01:06:31 |
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Well, I would reference back to the confirmation hearings of the chief justice, in which he... |
| 01:07:36 |
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Thank you. Just to be clear, I had recalled her testimony slightly incorrectly. She actually... |
| 01:07:58 |
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Yes, sir. |
| 01:07:58 |
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Okay. Thank you. Again, I wish I had more time to -- but we have, I think, one or two panels... |
| 01:08:06 |
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Senator, we have two panels left. |
| 01:08:08 |
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Yes. But we thank you very much. This is an important event in our country's history. You've... |
| 01:08:17 |
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And thank you, Mr. Canterbury. I appreciate the FOPs. |
| 01:08:20 |
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Yeah. I wanted to thank all of you. And you did a marvelous job in stating your opinions. I... |