State of the Union
The Constitution- remember that?
A hostile partisan harangue is not "Information of the State of the Union," and we know that is all that Donald Trump is capable of doing with the cameras pointed at him. It has been reported that his most extreme aides have spent weeks drafting a speech which is nothing but an attack on Democrats. That sort of thing does not fall within the scope of what the Constitution requires.
For the greater part of our country's existence, the fulfillment of this requirement was done in writing. That is a massive precedent for doing so in this case. The country has no legal or sensible reason to give this man one more platform to repeat his lies
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If he wants to have one more pathetic address from the Oval Office, let him. If he wants to substitute his typical audience of screaming racists for the Congress, let him. That is perfectly within his right to do. What is not within his right is to pervert the Constitution to suit his purposes. Sad to say, this would only be the latest, and the most minor, in the lengthy list of his Constitutional abuses, but it is never too early to start holding the line against what he is doing to the country.
Nancy Pelosi is entirely right to do what she can to prevent him from using the Capitol to advance his hatred. I just hope she delivers on her threat.
"He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union"
A hostile partisan harangue is not "Information of the State of the Union," and we know that is all that Donald Trump is capable of doing with the cameras pointed at him. It has been reported that his most extreme aides have spent weeks drafting a speech which is nothing but an attack on Democrats. That sort of thing does not fall within the scope of what the Constitution requires.
For the greater part of our country's existence, the fulfillment of this requirement was done in writing. That is a massive precedent for doing so in this case. The country has no legal or sensible reason to give this man one more platform to repeat his lies
.
If he wants to have one more pathetic address from the Oval Office, let him. If he wants to substitute his typical audience of screaming racists for the Congress, let him. That is perfectly within his right to do. What is not within his right is to pervert the Constitution to suit his purposes. Sad to say, this would only be the latest, and the most minor, in the lengthy list of his Constitutional abuses, but it is never too early to start holding the line against what he is doing to the country.
Nancy Pelosi is entirely right to do what she can to prevent him from using the Capitol to advance his hatred. I just hope she delivers on her threat.
Comments
Let him tweet his State of the Union.
Pelosi should hold strong, and I think she will.
The leader of the Senate is missing in action. This should fall on his shoulders.
How long will the Republicans put up with Trump?