It’s the applause issue that concerns the Dems. If the audience is mixed together, Dems and Pubs, then it is harder to ascertain who claps for what policy statements that Obama makes. When all of the Pubs in unison sit on their hands to silently protest those parts of Obama’s SOTU speech that they fervently disagree with, it is very obvious to the audience watching them on TV. Otherwise, the cameras will show a mixed bag rather than a united front if the Dem/Pub Reps are all sitting together, thus watering down the effect.
With the Dems now down in numbers and having to jump up all of them together and clap for policies Obama speaks to that are terribly unpopular with the voting public, they stand out like a sore thumb. Lets see if our new Pub leadership are suckers who fall for this or have enough Tea Party types within their ranks now to stiffen their spines for them.
As the Pubs should now be controlling the seating arrangements, they should make sure that the Party that sits in the rows behind the SCOTUS members that show up at the SOTU speech are surrounded by Pubs, not the threatening Dems. Surround the SCOTUS with a protective shield.
Exactly....and we easily forget that God Himself always makes distinctions throughtout the Bible...among people..sin and righteousness...tribes...lands..and peoples....right and left!
This si nto a good thing they are attempting and the Republicans better not do this....if they do that will tell us they are no longer standing for the “right”.