President Biden should present the State of the Union from the White House

[malaise]

He should not enter Congress if there are armed ReTHUGs. Give the fuckers a video feed.
That is all

[wnylib]

1. Totally agree. Serious security issue, especially

with SS that can't all be trusted.

[peppertree]

2. He may have to (or speak from the Senate)

I would not put it past Kevin and his cacas, to deny the President an invitation to deliver his SOTU from the House.

Probably just as well.

[LastDemocratInSC]

23. McCarthy's "cacas" is the correct term.

[BComplex]

71. I love it! We need to use that from now on.

caca is the Spanish word for shit. It is indeed a "cacas"!!!

[former9thward]

40. The Speaker is in charge of the entire Capitol building.

Not just the House. Anyone coming from the outside has to be invited by the Speaker no matter where they speak. There is no room for him to speak in the Senate anyway. It is not big enough.

[Polybius]

63. McCarthy already gave him the invitation

Biden accepted.

[2naSalit]

3. Totally agree...

It would really piss them off too. That would be the good part. They aren't too bright and can be outwitted with little effort.

[Mr.Bill]

4. There is no requirement that he give the address in person,

or by video either. I would put it in writing and mail it in.

[Volaris]

18. Yep. Just facts and numbers in a set of briefs from every agency head.

Kevin's Klown Kaucus can go fuck themselves.

[former9thward]

42. If he really is running for re-election that would not be smart.

Presidents use the SOTU to get a ton of free publicity.

[Mr.Bill]

45. Oh, I think it would generate

plenty of publicity.

[leftieNanner]

5. Plus Kamala would be sitting right behind him.

Poof. Kevin moves into the Oval office.

[malaise]

8. THIS

Give them no chance to kill Democrats

[Girard442]

15. If Biden insists on delivering the SOTU from the House...

...might be a good day for Harris to come down with the flu and stay home.

[HubertHeaver]

36. Who, then, is the designated survivor?

There is always one member hidden away for safekeeping.

[carpetbagger]

41. The speaker is in line ahead of the cabinet nt

[former9thward]

43. McCarthy is also sitting right behind him.

Or in your fantasy did you forget that?

[housecat]

51. That really could be their plan. Like a "surprise" insurrection

[spanone]

6. ...K&R...

Lots of stupid in that room.

[DET]

7. Great Idea

This would be the perfect opportunity for one of those wingnuts to realize their dream of a Republican President. Nobody in that room will feel safe. I don’t know why the entire country has to be held hostage by a few unhinged gun nuts.

[halfulglas]

9. This would also call the seriousness of the matter to the "nonpolitical"

People who think this is just a few Republicans trolling people who are for gun safety. This is a majority of Republican politicians. This rule allowing guns in committee rooms would not have passed if almost every Republican had not voted for it.

[Walleye]

10. If this were a movie, George Santos would be the secret assassin. Yikes

Sometimes my imagination scares me

[malaise]

11. And it would end with the media pretending that

They did not see it coming

[Walleye]

12. Oh my God I can picture the whole thing

[LuckyCharms]

13. Agree 100%. n/t

[Cha]

14. Is there a law against the President

giving his SOTU in the Senate?

Fuck Off to the Auto- rifle worshiping, Vicious gun humpers in the House..

Link to tweet

[Girard442]

16. Maybe they can accessorize the pins with little silhouettes, one for each victim of a mass shooting.

[Cha]

19. It's there for

Humanity to see..

Zombies are drooling with approval.

[Traildogbob]

26. That's what

Dems should be wearing. Little pins with the faces of dead children’s faces before being slaughtered.

[malaise]

17. Upthread it was said that he doesn't even have to

give it - he can send them the speech - I'd hook up a video feed- would not go near Congress after January 5 2021 and even more so after they passed that bill to allow weapons in the House.

Stay away from the insurrectionists.

[Cha]

22. Yeah.. Thanks I saw that...

that's what gave me the idea about the Democratic Controlled Senate.

I think PJB will want to give his SOTU..imo.. he's proud of it and wants to tell the Nation how far we've come in 2 years.

I'm worried about it, too.. can spectators carry guns.. Would this be like a Shooting Range for the Deranged at the POTUS?!

[malaise]

24. He can do some from a live link

[mikewv]

20. Agree. (nm)

[brer cat]

21. I wish he would.

I don't trust those gun-worshiping nuts not to try to become a "hero" to the magats.

[GoCubsGo]

25. In a normal world the Secret Service would not allow the President to enter that building without

massive security, including magnetometers. Unfortunately, they have been corrupted, and can no longer be trusted to protect President Biden. Sad.

Even if there winds up being proper security, I'm kind of torn about Biden holding it in the well of Congress anyway. The GOPers are going to turn it into a shitshow. Bunch of fucking clowns. OTOH, let the country have a good look at the lunatics who control that asylum. The Cult will, no doubt, cheer them on. But, the rest of the country needs to see it. They will be horrified.

[brooklynite]

39. Please stop.

Lets see if I have this conspiracy theory straight: Biden shouldn't go to Congress because he can't trust the Secret Service to secure the location; instead he should stay at the White House where security is provided by........

[Just A Box Of Rain]

44. This place sometimes

[GoCubsGo]

46. ...by people that even Biden doesn't trust.

[brooklynite]

55. So Biden has kept people he doesn't trust in their positions for two years?

[ancianita]

27. Absolutely. Until the Congress is safe from literal weaponization, he should not stand with them.

I've already asked Senator Schumer to do something to de-weaponize ANY part of Congress.

So McCarthy fired the Sergeant-at-Arms; has he replaced him/her?

[Traildogbob]

31. Right????

And they have a new committee of “weaponizing” Gov agencies. Can’t make this shit up. GasLighting to the extreme. Making up for the gas reduction from Joe confiscating all the gas stoves. Keeping those fossil fuel folks taking it in quarter by quarter. Isn’t Russia a huge gas exporter? That’s why GQP are freaking out about gas stove jacking. Orders from Pooty Poot.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

28. How about a squad of armed Marines preceding him,

They come to a stop with weapons aimed at the Gangsters Of Putin, then President Biden strolls in flanked by armed Army Rangers.

"Say something, Traitor Greene. Make my day."

[ancianita]

32. Well, it's kinda bad optics to involve the military, and will be interpreted as dictator-like.

Cool movie, but not the reality of a functioning democracy.

I hate to admit it, but at first I liked the way you think, but then had to stop myself and say nah.

[brooklynite]

34. Also completely illegal, per the POSSE COMITATUS Act

[ancianita]

38. Yes. That, too. Thanks for the reminder.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

59. It was a suggestion as absurd as the idea of an armed Congress in attendance.

The House GOP have created an absurd atmosphere which needs to be called out before the whole capitol gets roasted by the Jewish space lasers or dive-bombed by slave-powered aircraft.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

58. Yeah, it was a bit tongue-in-cheek.

There really are only 2 options that I can think of:

1. Disarm the House and Senate during the State of the Union;

2. Deliver the SOTU from another, secure location.

[Traildogbob]

29. Agree

Broadcast from the Oval Office with VP beside him. Who wants to see that smug rat face of Kev behind Joe for an hour and a half. And the ridiculous standing versus GQP sitting or the antics of the newly empowered howling monkeys. It has gotten to the point I can’t stand to watch the freak show of SOTU. Have Joe in the White House, with VP to the left and special guest Nancy Pelosi to the right. Let the GQP sit in a chamber with Kev, the howling monkeys and Sarah Huckabee ranting. Schedule seating with DeSatan beside special guest TFG. Open carry. Maybe a gun fight will erupt and they lose half their seats and power of House Majority.

[judesedit]

30. Agree 200%

[brooklynite]

33. It doesn't work that way...

When the President attends there ARE metal detectors in place for everyone.

[Joinfortmill]

35. 👍

[brooklynite]

37. Before everyone dreams up their conspiracy theories, a dose of reality.

First, the SOTU Address IS NOT presented to the House. Its presented to the CONGRESS. McCarthy and the House GOP don't get to unilaterally decide the Capitol security measure.

Second, the President is protected by the Secret Service, who dictate the security rules. Everyone attending, including Republican members of Congress will all be screened.

[malaise]

47. FROM THE OP

He should not enter Congress...

[brooklynite]

49. FROM THE OP...

if there are armed ReTHUGs.

That's won't be the case because the House Republicans don't control security in this case.

[malaise]

53. They removed the MAGs

and passed laws about their weapons.

You can trust them - stay away Joe and Kamala

[brooklynite]

54. The HOUSE passed those rules for House sessions.

The SOTU is a JOINT session of the HOUSE AND SENATE, with security determined by the SECRET SERVICE.

[malaise]

56. The same Secret Service that Biden does not trust

You can trust them

[brooklynite]

60. ...and has kept in place for two years

Perhaps Biden and DHS has reorganized the Secret Service without reviewing it here?

[Polybius]

64. I've never seen malaise lose a single argument in all my years, much less get owned

First time for everything I guess.

[malaise]

65. LOL

I concede on the Security arrangements but I still don’t think Biden and Harris should trust these seditionists.
These lunatics are walking around with AR 15 pins.

[brooklynite]

69. As the saying goes, this is the "People's House", not the MAGA Republican's House

I don't want President Biden to be portrayed as "afraid" and having been with him on Tuesday, I'm comfortable with the level of security that will be provided.

[malaise]

70. Neither do I but these lunatics are out of control

The US has a bad history when it comes to attacks on Presidents

[Jarqui]

48. Agree

[republianmushroom]

50. like it

[mountain grammy]

52. Agree!

[Samrob]

57. I totally agree. And it would give emphasis to weaponization of the House and government by GOP.

[catrose]

61. Yes!

[jmowreader]

62. From the SOTU:

Good evening, my fellow Americans. The state of the union is under siege by its own Republican Party.

[malaise]

66. THIS

[Tommy Carcetti]

67. Why? Seriously, why?

I know there’s no Constitutional requirement that demands he give an actual speech in front of Congress or be in the Capitol physically, but acting scared and paranoid would be an idiotic and foolish reaction.

We control the Senate. The Republicans barely control the House. We live in an age where the President is always protected by a bubble of heavy security.

And we honestly don’t have to be afraid of a handful of yahoo posers who want to show their base how much they love the gunz. None of them are so audacious that they want to be the 21st Century version of Brutus and risk their own personal life or liberty.

I mean, seriously, people.

He’s our President. We need to be proud of him and let him do the things Presidents traditionally do.

Not act like a bunch of cowardly, paranoid fools who are out of touch with reality.

[onenote]

68. +1