GOP's Ernst wants to stop Biden from delivering the State of the Union

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Last week, a House Republican talked about preventing Joe Biden from delivering a State of the Union address. This week, a GOP senator echoed the point

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gops-ernst-wants-stop-biden-delivering-state-union-rcna141821

Last week, for example, Rep. Scott Perry raised the specter of rescinding Biden’s invitation. “He comes at the invitation of Congress, and Republicans are in control of the House,” the Pennsylvania Republican told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo. “There’s no reason that we need to invite him to get more propaganda.”

Exactly one week later, Sen. Joni Ernst sat down with the same Fox host and pushed a related message.

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.....When the senator referenced “we,” she was apparently referring to proponents of her legislation on the matter. The Washington Examiner reported last week:

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced a bill on Monday that would block President Joe Biden from giving a State of the Union address if he doesn’t submit his budget and national security proposal on time. Congressional Republicans are backing the Send Us Budget Materials & International Tactics In Time, or SUBMIT IT, Act, which would bar leadership from inviting the president to give the State of the Union address until Congress has received his budget and national security strategy.

Part of what makes all of this odd is the fact that the White House could submit budget blueprints and national security strategies to Capitol Hill, but congressional Republicans would probably ignore them. There’s a congressional maxim that’s been around for a while related to the budget process: The president proposes, Congress disposes. With this in mind, Ernst is effectively saying, “Give us a budget that we’ll quickly discard or you won’t get a SOTU invitation.”

[Midnight Writer]

1. "If he doesn't deliver his budget on time"? She knows the House hasn't passed LAST YEAR'S budget yet.

Doesn't she?

[The Unmitigated Gall]

2. Another bipartisan institution trashed by the far right. nt

[emulatorloo]

3. They are worried he'll call them out on their BS like he did last time.

[senseandsensibility]

11. And he will

And they will look as desperate and rude as they always do Might as well enjoy the clown show!

[onecaliberal]

4. He can deliver it wherever he wants, go to the senate instead.

Fuck the fascists.

[BComplex]

14. That would be great!

Or he could sit in the oval office and do it. That way the MTGs, Matt Gaetzes and Boeberts of the world won't be shouting "liar" from the crazy bench.

[onecaliberal]

15. That is what I would do but he has invited guests.

[catrose]

26. A venue could be found to accommodate his guests.

Or invite them to an after party. It would be worth it to avoid the screaming monkeys.

[onecaliberal]

31. Agree totally

[electric_blue68]

27. He could let bring them to the Oval Office and introduce them there.

[brush]

5. Let her try it. If the repugs in the House do it, Joe will just give it somewhere else...

and the networks will cover it as the controversy will deliver and even bigger audience for it.

I kinda want there fascist bastards to try it.

[RKP5637]

6. Republicans AKA Assholes!

[Deuxcents]

7. He's the president of the US..Dems and R's, like it or not.

She doesn’t have to attend so she and the other discontents can stay away. Truly sick of the whiners 🤢

[Ocelot II]

8. Of course they can't stop him; in fact, the Constitution requires a report to Congress.

Until the early 20th century this had been done in writing - there's no requirement to do a speech at all, or if there is one, there's no requirement that venue for it be the House chambers. Like so many other things the Groupies Of Putin have been pissing on lately, it's just become a tradition. But since there's no specific rules for how the report to Congress must be done, Biden could commandeer a prime time TV spot and deliver it from the Oval Office if he wanted to. Or else he could just show up at the House and dare them to keep him out. But this is nothing more than the usual grandstanding, so fuck them.

[Aristus]

10. That's what I've been saying.

He should send an e-mail to Congress. Constitutional requirement fulfilled.

[Ocelot II]

12. And then do a speech to the country from the Oval Office.

He could say he emailed Congress the report (with appropriate attachments) that satisfies the constitutional requirement, and then go on to lay out what he's really done for the rest of us.

[onenote]

25. I agree. And I suspect that if the Repubs blocked him from giving it at the Capitol, his speech from the WH would get

higher ratings than recent SOTU addresses because of the controversy generated by the repubs petty move.

And as a bonus, he wouldn't have to put up with the obnoxious antics of Boebert, Greene and the other assholes.

[tanyev]

9. Don't you need to get your bread bags resoled, Joni?

[mobeau69]

13. Maybe she doesn't have a decent pair of breadbags to wear.

[sop]

16. And when Joe's not invited and doesn't show up, they'll say he couldn't make it because he's too old.

[Diamond_Dog]

17. Hey Joni

Go suck an egg

[JohnSJ]

18. I am embarrassed to admit I was born in Iowa, and so happy to have moved out of that state after graduation,

and have been in California since.

[Stuckinthebush]

19. Chuck can just invite him to the Senate to deliver it

I assume. It's much smaller so could only be invitation only. No GOP congress members allowed. Dem congress can sit in the balcony.

[Sogo]

20. Just sent this message to Joni Ernst RE Stopping President Biden from delivering the State of the Union Address:

"I can hardly wait until we, the voters of Iowa, STOP YOU as our Senator! What an embarrassment you are...."

[PortTack]

21. She and her maga crap friends have done nothing for the American ppl and they don't want to be called out

[GiqueCee]

22. These people are swine.

Apologies to pigs everywhere for the insulting comparison.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

23. The SoTU address is given in the US House of Representatives.

So the invitation is given by the Speaker, not by the Senate. So Joni has NOTHING to b*tch about.

Aren't there some pigs for you to castrate, Joni?

[gopiscrap]

29. funny I was gonna ask the same thing

[ProudMNDemocrat]

30. Great minds think alike.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

24. A better Bill would be to exclude howler monkeys and insurrectionists from the SoU.

[malaise]

28. That lowlife spent way too much time in her

pig sties