White House planning to proceed with State of the Union, but details up in the air after Pelosi thre

That would be his best choice, but there won't be a thundering crowd.

 

In the good old days they wrote them and submitted them to Congress. He can still do that. But he won't.

 

Very pretty. Good taste.

 

ccongr
You are not getting this. The constitutional duty exists to inform Congress of the state of the union from time to time. that's it. There is no proscribed constitutional duty to appear on the House floor. There is no proscribed constitutional duty to speak to Congress at all let alone in a gathering. There is no proscribed constitutional duty to do any of this 'informing' in January. There is no proscribed duty to do this every year. Stop declaring there exists all these duties without any evidence. Every single President elected after John Adams ( number 2) through to William Howard Taft ( number 27) clearly disagreed with your interpretation. they all wrote an essay describing the state of the Union and submitted that paper to Congress - in writing. None of them gave a speech to congress.

That is not part of the 'duty'. It is a privilege the House or Senate extends to the President by invitation. This President can either submit his little essay to the House and Senate, thus fulfilling his constitutional duty, or he can damn well wait to be invited to speak and fulfill it then. .

 

If what you say is true, then why is trump planning an "alternative event"??? I thought he's in charge?? why doesn't he just walk into the chambers and give his sotu??

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news...ump-state-of-union-speech-20190123-story.html

 

Nancy Pelosi and the democrats are worthless scumbags

Do your job. Protect America.

or eat ****

 

I recommend to Trump he deliver the STATE of the Union at the Podium in the Senate.

 

Trump has a friendly venue at the Senate. Democrats are allowed per the Senate Leaders permission.

 

The problem is space. That chamber is smaller. it won't fit all the senators, the House, SCOTUS, the pentagon brass, the cabinet officers, invited guests etc. I think he may have to do it outdoors, like an inaugural address but who knows who will show up, or how the media will cover it?

 

Why would it take a hit? At least this way he won't have the Democrats sitting with arms folded glowering for the cameras.

 

Have the event by invitation only. If they just don't invite the Democrats, there will be plenty of room.

 

On the State of the Union.

 

Yea...

He is going to wait. Donny caves again

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/t...-union-address-after-shutdown-ends-2019-01-23

 

Agreeing with Pelosi is what he has in store.

Happy now?

 

Nope. White House officials were caught off guard, they had no back up plan, and now he has agreed to wait.

 

To speak from the oval office?

 

Then what you have is a partisan political rally. The media will treat the same - and so with SCOTUS.

 

Did you find out what he's going to do?

*coughHeIsGoingToCavecough*

 

Hell hath no fury like a Woman scorned.

LOL, poor Donny. He folded like the pansy we all knew him to be.

 

Trump surrenders. He will wait until the shutdown is over to deliver the SOTU as is traditional...in the Congress.

 

I practice in Georgia myself. I have a question that I'd like to run by another attorney. I believe I am correct, but it isn't a point that I have seen echoed in any of the articles.

Would Trump be able to limit the audience based on their political affiliation when he delivered the State of the Union (assuming he delivered it at a place like a concert hall, or wherever he usually holds his rallies)?

So I know that the first amendment limits the ability of the government from excluding individuals from public events for reasons like race, sex, or political affiliation. Trump can and usually does that at his campaign rallies because they are not public government events, they are private political rallies. Is Trump delivering the State of the Union enough to make the event a government event for the public? Would the answer change if he previously delivers a written version of the speech to Congress and thereby satisfies the constitutional requirement of delivering the State of the Union to Congress?

 

This surprises me. I thought he structure an outdoors event and go for a second inaugural -like feel to the address in the hopes it would feel more official..

 

There wouldn't be in Congress either. At least giving the speech from the oval office he won't have the Democrats sitting with arms folded glowering for the cameras.....and he can excoriate the Democrats on National TV for wasting $2.6 billion a year on just beds for detainees crossing the border, not including health care, food and legal fees.

 

Our girly man of a POTUS will hold a rally so his simpleton minions can come and worship him and make him feel like a loved big boy again. LOL

 

No link must be BS!