Senate Proceeding on Mar 11th, 2009 :: 3:31:25 to 3:33:39
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Richard Shelby: unanimous consent that during the quorum call that the time be equally charged to each side. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. alexander: mr. president, i see the senator from alabama here. if he's seeking recognition, i won't ask for another quorum

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Speech By: Richard Shelby

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Richard Shelby: call. mr. shelby: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alabama is recognized. mr. shelby: mr. president, i rise today with great concern regarding the nomination of mr. david ogden to serve as the deputy attorney general of the united states. there's no doubt, mr. president, mr. ogden has a long record of legal experience. he ao, however, brings a long

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Richard Shelby: history of representation of the pornography industry and the opposition to laws designed to protect children from sexual exploitation. he opposed the children's internet protection act of 2000 that would restrict children's exposure to explicit on-line content. mr. ogden filed an amicus brief

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Richard Shelby: supporting the american library association in a case that challenged mandatory antiobscenity internet filters in public libraries. he treated pornography like informative data, writing that -- and i quote -- "the filtering on public libraries

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Richard Shelby: impairs the abilities of librarians to fulfill the purposes of public namely, assisting library patrons in their quest for information." mr. ogden, mr. president, also argued against laws requiring pornography producers to verify that models were materials were made.

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Richard Shelby: think of that. he challenged the protection and obscenity enforcement act of 1988 and a companion law adopted in 1990 that child protection restoration and penalties enhancement act. mr. ogden argued that requiring pornography producers to

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Richard Shelby: personally verify that their