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Originally Posted by SR71
Along those same lines, go Nancy! 
Nancy Pelosi To Trump: Delay State Of The Union Until Shutdown Ends | HuffPost
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Sadly, given the security concerns and unless government re-opens this week, I suggest that we work together to determine another suitable date after government has re-opened for this address or for you to consider delivering your State of the Union address in writing to the Congress on January 29th.
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Most delectably, there is precedent for such a delay, involving you'll never guess who, unless it's something you happen to remember. I didn't.
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Delaying a presidential address to a joint session of Congress is not without precedent. In 2011, then-President Barack Obama agreed to delay a special address to Congress at the request of then-House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), after Boehner argued that the last-minute event required more time for arranging security.
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So, I read what the US Constitution says about the State of the Union.
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He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient
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Most of the ceremony we recognize as the State of the Union is primarily tradition.