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Don't hurt yourself.
Do you understand Ron, what this part of the Constitution says? Or do you think the State of the Union is a show controlled by the Speaker of the House?
The Constitution says that Speaker of the House has the power to invite the President of speak to both houses of congress.
By tradition and protocol, the President cannot address a joint session of Congress without an invitation from the Speaker of the House.
While the State of the Union is a constitutional requirement of the office of the Presidency, the exact manner, timing, location and frequency of the address is not specified in the Constitution.
However Steve, since the invitation is at the Speaker’s discretion, it is the Speaker’s right to revoke it, or ask that the address be rescheduled or postponed. Congress does not work for, and is not subservient to, the President. The Constitution makes the executive and legislative branches co-equal branches of government. The President cannot “order” Congress to do anything it does not want to do.
That is what the Constitution has to say on this subject, bottom LINE.
That's not what is written in the Constitution Ron. You seem to be intentionally ignorant.
To follow on BettyC’s post from earlier today, the only way the President, or anyone else for that matter, makes a joint address to Congress is if both chambers pass a joint concurrent resolution inviting that person to do so. Speaker Pelosi has now made it abundantly clear that until the partial shutdown is ended and the parts of the government that are now closed are reopened, there will not be a joint concurrent resolution brought up, let alone passed, in the House of Representatives inviting the President to deliver the State of the Union address.
The President needs to come to terms with a simple reality: he is not in control over this matter. Speaker Pelosi is both smarter than he is and a strategic thinker, which he isn’t. He has no power over her.
Fortunately, the Speaker CANNOT overrule Article II Section 3.
So it turns out this fight is FAR from over. The President will not convey the state of the union until it is.
Better hope the Senate passes the President's measure tomorrow.
HEY STEVE, Speaker Pelosi won and Trump backed off so, go set in the corner and stop that BULL💩, Trump never had a chance of making that move without Speaker Pelosi's permission. Now, let's gets work on getting the government open again.
Pelosi's victory is insignificant. The government is still shut down, the federal workers are still suffering, the President still has his signature, and Pelosi is responsible for the entire mess. The days of interminable continuing resolutions are at an end.
YOUR WORDS: Mr. President, you have a clear path forward why not take it? need to improve the State of the Union. That's your Constitutional duty and right.
The Topic of this blog of yours is Article. II. Section. 3. You thought the President had the right to Convene both Houses of Congress, and tell them what you want to do. "Is this is what you said Steve?
All throughout your blog here, I have been telling you that Trump don't run The House, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Patricia Pelosi does and she can tell Trump to reschedule The State of The Union Address but you did not believe it.
Now Trump folded and backed down, now you call Pelosi's victory is insignificant. Steve, now you see that Trump don't run this House of Representatives Nancy Patricia Pelosi does. Now learn from your blindness and improve yourself because I think you care.
What I said Ron:
"Mr. President, you have a clear path forward why not take it? Convene both Houses of Congress, and tell them what you need to improve the State of the Union. That's your Constitutional duty and right."
What you see as the "State of the Union" is a speech Ron. That is not what the Constitution is talking about. What we have in this section is the authority of the President to make his concerns known to Congress as to needed legislation. The President made his decision because of political concerns. I think he should have just sent letters to Nancy and Mitch but he is President. Either way, Nancy is looking horrible, a mere puppet of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
I know what you said and I am telling you is, Trump will not be given any State of the Union Address in The House until this government is open and government workers are getting paid according to House of Representatives Nancy Patricia Pelosi and that is a FACT.
So what? The State of the Union is the subject now before the Senate. The President had his say today.
And Ron, did you see Schumer is now holding the Coast Guard hostage? If not for him they would have been funded today. Do you agree this single branch of the service should risk their lives for nothing?
YOUR WORDS: So what? The State of the Union is the subject now before the Senate. The President had his say today.
MY REPLY: You are RIGHT and Trump found out that House of Representatives Nancy Patricia Pelosi runs THE HOUSE and her word rules.
No I don't agree this single branch of the service or 800 Thousands Government workers should risk their lives for nothing like a wall.
OPEN THE GOVERNMENT NOW YOUR TRUMP SUPORTERS.
and I also
Not until we get the wall Ron, and Nancy has already left for the long weekend. She better figure out how to cut her losses.
Get over it Steve.
It's my job to NOT get over it Ron, it's my job to support President Trump. YOU will be the one to find out you will never get over it. Not since 2016 and not ever. Look at what a failure your blue wave was. You cannot prevail in the Senate and Nancy is frigid in the House.
YOUR STATEMENT: It's my job to NOT get over it Ron, it's my job to support President Trump.
MY REPLY: So, are you saying that you, try to run interference, confusion repeating those LIE's from Trump because it is your JOB? and you can't get over a woman telling your boy what is not going to happen in this house until he opens the Government. Steve you actually get paid for this? WOW!!!!
Relax Steve, that pressure you feel is coming from the light of truth. 3 in 10 supports what Trump is doing to Americans both Black and White, many was TRUMP'S supporters, just like you.
I don't get paid Ron, I work for the the present and future good of America. It's not a negative for President Trump, what Pelosi did is a negative for herself. No other Speaker of the House, in the whole history of our Union, has ever been so feckless as Nancy Pelosi.
What feckless is, is asking our government workers to work for FREE with no end in sight, for FREE, now that is FECKLESS.
How would you like to receive a pay check with $0.00 for the second pay period in a row, STEVE?
Feckless is that Nancy Pelosi is the cause of this longest-in-American-history shutdown. And her consort in the Senate is keeping our service members without pay, though being in the military they can't just quit and find another job. You can't get more heartless than that Ron.
Trump said to blame him and that is what this country is doing. Now Trump is now trying to place the blame on someone else, now that is FECKLESS. Steve, Trump is showing his lacking initiative or strength of character, his useless, his worthless, his inefficient because he is lack of a plan to end this Government shut-down.
This is my second time asking you this question Steve: "How would you like to receive a pay check with a $0.00 balance on it for over 80 hours plus of work for the second pay period in a row, STEVE?
Trump said to blame him and that is what this country is doing. Now Trump is now trying to place the blame on someone else, now that is FECKLESS. Steve, Trump is showing his lacking initiative or His lack of strength of character, his useless, his worthless and his inefficient because he is lack of a plan to end this Government shut-down and the only thing he wants is a HALL.
This is my second time asking you this question Steve: "How would you like to receive a pay check with a $0.00 balance on it for over 80 hours plus of work for the second pay period in a row, STEVE?
I'm proud of this shutdown Ron, however it turns out.
Breaking News "Trump is opening up the Government for three weeks, Government workers will be getting paid and Trump have not got a dime for his wall.
What was the closing of The Government all about?: The pain and suffering of Government workers? NO... ""THE WALL!!!!"
Breaking News ANN COULTER tweets this about Trump as she throws him under the bus.
"Good news for George Herbert Walker Bush: As of today, he is no longer the biggest wimp ever to serve as President of the United States." - ANN COULTER
WOW--- Now, what will Rush say?
The closing of the government was about the failure of Congress. They have 3 weeks to redeem themselves then the President will either shut down again or declare an emergency. Hopefully your Senators are smarter than you Ron.
No comment on ANN COULTER tweets this about Trump as she throws him under the bus.
"Good news for George Herbert Walker Bush: As of today, he is no longer the biggest wimp ever to serve as President of the United States." - ANN COULTER LOL!!!
Nancy Pelosi, 3 Donald J Trump 0
Like I said Ron, I hope your Senators are smarter than you. So who started the rumor about Ann Coulter? Pelosi has won nothing.
Those are ANN COULTER words in a tweet Steve not mine throwing Trump under the BUS. LOL!!!
Nancy Pelosi, 3 Donald J Trump 0
And?
"Good news for George Herbert Walker Bush: As of today, he is no longer the biggest wimp ever to serve as President of the United States." - ANN COULTER LOL!!!
Those are ANN COULTER words in a tweet Steve not mine throwing Trump under the BUS. LOL!!!
Nancy Pelosi, 3 Donald J Trump 0
Where do you come up with these people Ron? When did Ann Coulter become such a star to you?
I have been following ANN COULTER and rush Rush Limbaugh, off and no for years now, Steve.
I guess they mean more to you than me. I don't follow them at all.
You don't look at life the way I do neither.
Nancy Pelosi, 3. Trump said that he would open up the Government. TODAY
Nancy Pelosi, 2. Trump wanted to force the Issue and come to The House and give The State of The Union Address, when Trump found out that House of Representatives Nancy Patricia Pelosi runs THE HOUSE and her word rules, she said NO!
Nancy Pelosi, 1. Nancy Pelosi letter to Trump asking him to reschedule The State of The Union Address, until a time the Government is open, Trump backed down because he found out what the word meant "Co- Equal Branch of Government ment.
Nancy Pelosi, 3 Donald J Trump 0
There is no score that matters right now. 2020 is a long ways away and that is Nancy's only purpose. So these 3 things you think are wins in January 2019 will be seen to be very much otherwise in 2020. But we do know you are full of self-deceit Ron.
I am not looking at 2020 Steve, I talking about what happen to your boy this week and you know it.
Nancy Pelosi, 3 Donald J Trump 0
You can't define obstruction as a win Ron. There needs to be some benefit to these supposed wins, which in January 2019 there are none.
Three times Trump got checked by Pelosi, now all of a sudden you are acting like you don't see what HAPPEN. LOL!!! Now that is pretty good, Steve. What will it take for you to see that you are feeling the pressure of what this man is doing to you?
Now you are starting to LIE to protect Trump, Steve, from what?
Of course I see what happened Ron. I also know why it happened and I know there is no long-term benefit to it, and an abundance of long-term loss. America has watched this old bag fully expose hersef and it wasn't a pretty sight.
No it was not, just ask Trump?
We won't forget Ron. We'll make you pay dearly for it.
We will pay that price together.
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Article. II. Section. 3.
....Yes for the First 16-Presidents-VPs of olde slaverAmericana days PRESIDENTS can do what they want
AND next Presidential Ascendant ..SPEAKER of HOUSE can TOO...
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.....OR what does this mess mean.....
"Nancy Pelosi, 3 Donald J Trump 0..."
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COLORED'whiteSupremists' thought wins 1/25/2019....BUT demographic Tsunami is rolling in....
Doesn't that scare you Ron?
NO, STEVE!!! I paid that price with my life on the line, because I believe in and LOVE this country. That is who we are as a nation. FEAR NOT STEVE because the needs of the many, out weights the needs of the few or the one.
I didn't ask if you LOVE your country Ron. I heard a story today about one of Jefferson's papers that talks about the ills of party politics. It seems that party politics has been a destructive force in this country since the beginning. It seems to be a fatal flaw, an inevitable and poisonous BYPRODUCT of our democracy. I think you should be scared Ron, that it should make you pause when you are tempted to lord it over your fellow rival citizens.
Did you understand your last paragraph Steve? As long as We The People can continue to have this governing body, which is the system or group of people governing an organized communities, often a states and those combinations of communities forms this great nation, then we have FREEDOM.
Well Ron, none of that explains how your gloating is justified. Besides, the real score is Trump 1, Pelosi 2.
Why do you say that I 'am gloating, gloating about what Steve?
No comment on ANN COULTER tweets this about Trump as she throws him under the bus.
"Good news for George Herbert Walker Bush: As of today, he is no longer the biggest wimp ever to serve as President of the United States." - ANN COULTER LOL!!!
Friday, January 25th 2019 at 3:46PM
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Friday, January 25th 2019 at 3:50PM
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Steve, Quick Question did ANN COULTER write these words?
It is in the news that Trump would have excepted this very same agreement some 35 days ago before the Government shut-down if it was not for people like ANN COULTER and rush Rush Limbaugh, in the first place and all for WHAT?
The suffering of Government workers, All for what STEVE?
Trump said "That we have reached an agreement" BREAKING NEWS" this deal was reached so 35 days ago.
Now this is gloating: "I TOLD YOU SO STEVE, TRUMP don't give a damn about you, be you white or black, Trump just wants what Trump wants and he don't give a damn about who he steps on to get it" NOW DO YOU GET THE POINT?
I know what gloating is Ron and that's what you immediately started doing after I posted this and Trump broke the news.
I'm proud of this shutdown Ron, however it turns out.
Friday, January 25th 2019 at 2:09PM
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Breaking News "Trump is opening up the Government for three weeks, Government workers will be getting paid and Trump have not got a dime for his wall.
The bit about not getting a dime is gratuitous Ron. It's GLOATING.
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Mr. President, you have a clear path forward why not take it? Convene both Houses of Congress, and tell them what you need to improve the State of the Union. That's your Constitutional duty and right.