How do we short-circuit the idea of inappropriate questions

Roberts frequesntly implied that the Judicial subcomittee of the Senate of the United States were asking inappropriate questions.

We need to work HARD to make sure that Ms Miers does not have that as part of her arsenal during her confirmation hearings.

If elected representatives consider it appropriate to ask the question we must insist with as much legal binding as we can find that she give an answer.

I say it is gross insubordination for a nominee to assert that a question is impertinent.

I say that the first time any question is evaded that she be reminded this is a job interview and no further such evasions will be tolerated.

The most important question will be: Are you willing to impeach the president if it is found that he engaged in lying to the country to start the war on Iraq?

Justice Ginsberg did much the same as Roberts for the same reasons. Its a matter of degree, and there was much heated debate about that, but the concept of not expressing views on matters that may well come before the court is long standing and sound.

While Roberts scares me, his handling of himself during hostile questioning was astounding. Even the best of the opponents barely laid a glove on him. Hopefully they do better on this next one.

Asking a hypothetical question about a future case, or asking about a person's past activities?

Maybe I'm asking a stupid question, but she would have to answer the later, right?

It has nothing to do with her role as a SCJ.

The House of Representatives does and the Chief Justice presides over the trial in the Senate.

by the new Supreme Court.

It's basically a jury trial with 100 jurors--the members of the Senate.