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Tue Feb-24-09 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
| 5. First year - First term Presidents don't give SOTU speeches - |
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| -Why isn't it called a State of the Union Address? Am I missing some obscure rule? | yeswecanandwedid | Feb-24-09 07:39 PM | #0 |
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The State of the Union speech is required by the US Constitution ... |
Trajan | Feb-24-09 07:41 PM | #1 |
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BuyingThyme | Feb-24-09 07:43 PM | #6 |
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Actually |
Old Codger | Feb-24-09 07:55 PM | #11 |
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Just tradition. |
BuyingThyme | Feb-24-09 07:41 PM | #2 |
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Because he's only been in office for a month.... |
Clio the Leo | Feb-24-09 07:43 PM | #3 |
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Because he hasn't been in office long enough |
Thrill | Feb-24-09 07:43 PM | #4 |
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First year - First term Presidents don't give SOTU speeches - |
givemebackmycountry | Feb-24-09 07:43 PM | #5 |
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Usually a new President doesn't give an address to Congress... |
TTUBatfan2008 | Feb-24-09 07:43 PM | #7 |
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Boy? |
cherokeeprogressive | Feb-24-09 07:45 PM | #8 |
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Thanks for the answers. nt |
yeswecanandwedid | Feb-24-09 07:47 PM | #9 |
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SOTU trivia at Wikipedia may answer your question |
dflprincess | Feb-24-09 07:47 PM | #10 |
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