To: leadhead, el_chupacabra
It is the same at all SOTU speechs too. There are always a few people missing. This is in case something happens and most of the government is wiped out all at once. That way someone in the chain of succession is still alive to assume the Presidency.
To: Phantom Lord
Maybe we should have left Thomas and others at home....if the supreme court justices were to be attacked.
280 posted on
09/21/2001 3:41:59 PM PDT by
nancetc
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