Posted on 12/04/2014 8:03:10 PM PST by ednoonan7
Not quite true. Washington and Adams spoke to joint sessions of Congress.
Jefferson rejected this because he thought it too much like the King's speech from the throne to Parliament. Wilson went back to the earlier precedent.
The appalling spectacle of the SOTU in recent decades, not just under Obama, makes me think Jefferson had a point.
yup, the gop-e doesn’t want to change the status quo, just control it.
Before we can flush OBama Hussein out of office, we need a MASSIVE campaign to flush that t**d Boehner out of office.
F the media. If they don’t have the courage to stand up to the half breed, then resign.
Remember that they have NO power but the power we give them. “All power is derived from the people.”
Barry has some serious blackmail info on the Sphincter of the House.
They’ve been facing a hostile media for now, how many decades? And what have they done to improve their situation? Answer: Nothing. Conclusion: They must prefer this situation to an alternative.
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