Holy Senate Committee, Batman!
NB: I will be spending the next week in Washington, DC with my class. As part of our trip and examination of the country's government, we will be visiting a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is one of the most senior (longest-serving) senators and the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, one of whose meetings we'll be sitting in on during our trip. The Judiciary Committee oversees matters like the confirmation of federal judges and examining the boundaries of civil law. Leahy also happens to be the Senate's ranking Batman fanatic whose enthusiasm for the character, which began in 1950 with a 10-cent comic book, has bumped him into being part of the character's canon. Leahy appeared in 1997's Batman and Robin, lent his voice to an episode of the 1990s animated series, and had a one-line speaking cameo in 2008's The Dark Knight. Yes, he's in the picture above being threatened by one of the Joker's thugs. Click the picture to read more about Leahy's history with Batman and more about his involvement in The Dark Knight, and, if you have one, consider bringing a Batman shirt to wear to the committee hearing in DC.
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