Posted on 01/16/2019 11:19:25 AM PST by Bigtigermike
Yes, but not when, exactly how often or where:
U.S. Constitution › Article II › Section 3.He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in case of disagreement between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors and other public ministers; he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commission all the officers of the United States.
And for much of our country's history, it wasn't held in person in the Congress. A few times, it wasn't delivered at all:
Annual Messages to Congress on the State of the Union (Washington 1790 - Trump 2017)…
George Washington established the precedent that clarifies the phrase "from time to time." Since 1790, with occasional exceptions, State of the Union messages have been delivered once annually.
A misconception found even in some academic literature is that the State of the Union is an orally delivered message presented to a joint session of Congress. With a few exceptions, this has been true in the modern era--starting around 1933. However, beginning with Jefferson's 1st State of the Union (1801) and lasting until Taft's final message (1912), the State of the Union was a written (and often lengthy) report sent to Congress to coincide with a new Session of Congress.
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Completely agree. Talking about stats goes right over the heads of many people.
Needs graphics, a video or some other visual presentation.
Which is what I’m hoping for....
“The Dems are at war, the GOP doesn’t realize it.”
You are correct. Unfortunately the GOP have blinders on and many conservative people in our country. I don’t know the solution other than primary the Rhino’s and get fresh meat in DC preferably before things get hot.
There is no compromise with the 43 percent of the country that is leftist.
First of all, who cares if the government reopens at all? And you make the comment about members of the Senate folding, yet you provide no verified facts to support your statement. This isn't a liberal site where just saying it, makes it so.
The right is slower to erupt but when it does...remember the hard hat riot
Pelosi kept herself clear of that when she offered to receive it in writing or said the President could hold it somewhere else. She’s been at this a looooong time.
McConnell should invite the President to speak on the Senate side (unless there is a legal reason he can’t). Where has he been, anyway? I don’t think I’ve heard anything from McConnell for days.
Advise to Mr President: 1. Hold big rally in the biggest hall you can find. 2. Invite all the GOP bigwigs. 3. Give his state of the union address to them and on TV. 4. Include some newsworthy event (Like end of Birthright citizenship) so the Dems/Media will cover it. 5. Go over the head of Congress to the American People.
This will work bigly to President Trump’s advantage.
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McConnell was on the news this morning saying that the Senate won't take up any measure that the President won't sign i.e. no wall. He's been repeating that and drilling it into the people who need to be drilled into.
Do the rally on the mall in DC. Deliver an address from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Her point about Nielsen and security makes sense on the face of it, but I’d like to find more info to back it up. It is definitely a very large security event with global implications.
I have always thought that the one reason the dims cry so much over shutdowns is that their sheeple might wake up one day and notice the shutdown has no effect on their personal lives. If that happens they might start to think for themselves and decide that Reagan was right when he said ‘Starve the beast.’
I have always thought that the one reason the dims cry so much over shutdowns is that their sheeple might wake up one day and notice the shutdown has no effect on their personal lives. If that happens they might start to think for themselves and decide that Reagan was right when he said ‘Starve the beast.’
Could also be Virgin, UT. Beaver, UT or Hell, MI. Ol Nancy probably feels the heat from Hell right now.
Boom! They already hate Trump and will never support him. This is on Nancy and Chuck, and those 800,000 Democrats are getting pissed because they know all too well this is over pennies in government money terms. Economics always wins in America - ALWAYS! Even Bill Clinton know that.
I think I remember something about PDT wanting to distribute government work throughout the nation as a way to keep The Swamp drained. Long term solution.
Sorry about the double post. Cursor problems, least that’s my story.
How about the Senate Chambers ....
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