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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt is the Speaker of the House that usually invites the President to address the nation
as in the State of the Union, right?
Response to question everything (Original post)
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question everything
(47,602 posts)and then to see her sitting behind him, not jumping and clapping whenever he says "I alone," "I am so smart" etc.
Cyrano
(15,076 posts)Don't know, but you've gotta' love the idea.
LiberalFighter
(51,389 posts)That would upstage Individual 1.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,008 posts)but will Tiny accept it? I can imagine him feeling so miffed about having to accept that investigation from that woman that he refuses to do a conventional SOTU address and instead goes on Fox News for his "speech." There is no requirement for a SOTU speech; a report can be delivered in writing. And that would be fine with me.
Cyrano
(15,076 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,008 posts)Volaris
(10,281 posts)If he had to deliver that report, it would read as follows:
ArgleBargleBargleArgleWall,
ArgleBargleBargleArgleBigly, ArgleBargleBargleArgleObama, ArgleBargleBargleArgleEmailz,
And just repeat this for 30 fuckin pages.
TeamPooka
(24,304 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)or something like that
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,574 posts)
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.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleii#section3
Doesn't have to be a speech. State of the Union address could be some red crayon scribblings on toilet paper.
Oh, looky here, the very next section of the Constitution:
Section 4
The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleii#section4
Isn't that interesting?
Volaris
(10,281 posts)Bribery is it's own impeachable category (separate from high crimes and misdemeanors).
I read this to mean that if the special prosecutor can submit evidence to the Senate that Trump took so much as a thin dime in bribe money for anything, NOT convicting him would be a political act, instead of a LEGAL one.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,574 posts)Trump Hotel may be the Russian Laundromat but Florida is where access gets sold face to face.
It will be interesting to see if there is honor among thieves. How long will McConnell protect Trump?
Volaris
(10,281 posts)question everything
(47,602 posts)Just wondering. These days it just sticks out
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,574 posts)Please, carry on.
UTUSN
(70,793 posts)All the rest of us live by norms.