signalmankenneth (01-22-2019)
Trump is thinking of giving the
State of the Union at a MAGA rally.
To his white trash fascist followers.
AM I, I AM's,AM I.
What day is Michaelmas on?
signalmankenneth (01-22-2019)
Have you heard if there is going to be a 1-800 number scrolling at the bottom of the screen asking for Donations for his Re-election Campaign?
I think it HAS TO BE at congress the SOTU is to "inform Congress"
Evmetro (01-22-2019)
Jack (01-22-2019)
Unless you can find a "requirement", spelled out, I'll go with this:
Historically, annual messages mostly focused on foreign relations, and introduced the reports and recommendations of department heads. It was not until the twentieth century, with the ease of communications and access to information, as well as the President's increased public presence and role as political party leader, that the State of the Union became less reporting and assessment and more policy advocacy and political persuasion. Although it is not a requirement, there was an expectation that the message would be delivered orally by the President (as was done by Washington and John Adams). Thomas Jefferson thought the practice too royal and refused to do so personally; he had clerks read it to Congress. Woodrow Wilson revived the oral tradition in 1913, a practice that has been followed by every President since Franklin D. Roosevelt. With the advent of radio (first used by Calvin Coolidge in 1923) and television (first used by Harry S. Truman in 1947), the State of the Union address has become an important occasion for speaking directly to the American people.
While there has been a "tradition", it isn't spelled out as a requirement.
Can you also find where anyone has a right to deny him giving it??
SEDITION: incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority.
that refers to "oral requirement" (you put it in red.)
it even says there was an expectation that the "message be delivered orally" before Jefferson
It does not negate a required written letter/speech to Congress..
The denial part is it's by Congressional invitation
formal basis for the State of the Union Address is from the U.S. Constitution: The President “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.” Article II, Section 3, Clause 1.
USFREEDOM911 (01-23-2019)
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