Rep. Steve Cohen: "I will not attend the SOTU tomorrow"

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I will not attend the #SOTU tomorrow. While I will always respect the office of the President, Trump demonstrates daily that he does not. I don’t believe he is worthy of the dignity and respect accorded to his predecessors. #SOTU2020

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. Make it a movement!

(See, e.g., Alice's Restaurant).

[mr_lebowski]

29. They oughta just walk in, sing a bar of Alice's Restaurant, and walk out! (nt)

[orleans]

33. lol n/t

[rickyhall]

47. That would be awesome, but...

[jimfields33]

2. I give him props

But I also believe he should not get paid for missing it. Take leave

The reason is if a person working at a factory decided to boycott something they’d not get paid and would have to use vacation hours.

[demtenjeep]

11. um, they are salary and have already "worked" harder than they ever have

I want them all to diss him

[lunatica]

40. Our Congresspeople don't get paid by the hour so

how would you dock their pay?

Plus I think attendance isn’t a requirement. They just always do it because it’s an important occasion.

[3Hotdogs]

55. I think the original purpose was to make known the "state of the Union."

What is going well, not so well, goals and so forth. Congress should be there because they are 'posed to vote on information gathered from the address.

All members of Congress should be there. Although, with video recording, not so much a necessity.

[lunatica]

56. The modern format of making a speech is not a requirement

The only requirement is that the President give this information “from time to time”. It used to be done in a letter to Congress.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29811/brief-history-state-union

HAS EVERY PRESIDENT GIVEN AN ANNUAL STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS?

No. You'll notice that the order from Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution doesn't say anything about a speech; the president just has to keep Congress informed of what's going on in the country. When Thomas Jefferson took office in 1801, he decided that the idea of showing up before Congress to deliver a grand address sounded like something a monarch would do, so he decided to bag the speech. Instead, he wrote down an annual message and sent it to Congress, where a clerk read it aloud to the legislators.

Apparently presidents don't love giving long speeches any more than the rest of us do, because Jefferson's successors jumped on this new system. For over a century, every president opted to keep Congress informed through a written message rather than a spoken one; these messages were generally full of long, exhaustive administrative and budget reports rather than rousing political rhetoric. Two presidents—William Henry Harrison and James Garfield—didn’t give a State of the Union in any form due to dying early in their presidencies.

[pangaia]

49. YOU KNOW HOW OFTEN CONGREES CRITTERS ARE NOT ACTUALLY in CONGRESS...?

oopps sorry for all the caps....


although i can not argue with you...

[nykym]

52. They average around

3 months off per session.
the average non congressional worker works around 250 days.

[jimfields33]

53. Yep. They have it made.

[DENVERPOPS]

57. On a scale

On a scale of one to a million, his pay is a ONE compared to the Trillions and Trillions Trump and his band of merry minions have cost this nation......................

I personally feel none of the Dems in the House or Senate should show up...........

[UTUSN]

3. K&R

[safeinOhio]

4. Could someone please stand up and

yell "you lied".

[YOHABLO]

5. Well in that case they may have to remain standing.

[tavernier]

9. Not "You Lie"

Just “Liar!” every time he does. By different people. In other words the whole SOTU would go, Liar... Liar... Liar... Liar... etc.

[TNNurse]

12. I want someone to yell...YOU ARE STILL IMPEACHED

and "The Kansas City Chiefs play in Missouri".

Also :When are you going to apologize to those with Traumatic Brain Injuries from the bombing?"

Actually there are endless possibilities.

[pangaia]

50. i agree.. have it sort of planned.. okay sam- you go at 9:23.. etc,,or not..

just everyone hae a list of stuff

of curse they won;t.. they are 'nice democrats.'

[soldierant]

35. A mixed choris would be nice.

[pressbox69]

41. That is

What I was hoping they would do.

[BigmanPigman]

6. I respect that decision!

[JoeOtterbein]

7. Great leadership!

All Dems should follow!

[wnylib]

8. Imagine if all the Dems and indies who caucus

with us boycotted tbe SOTU. A statement that would speak louder than anything in his speech.

[leftieNanner]

13. And that entire side of the chamber was completely empty!

That would fry his ass!

[johnnyfins]

46. No it wouldn't

He would aplify the Right Wing Victimhood even MORE! And he could scream about how the Dems are this and the Dems are that. All while they're not around. That's his favorite kind of bashing. When there's no one around to hit back. That's why he loves twitter.

[TNNurse]

14. Except that he would be talking to his fans and it would be pathetic.

Might as well be a rally.

[wnylib]

15. A publicly visible image of how pathetic he is.

[TNNurse]

20. There would be cheering and wild applause.

[defacto7]

10. Hear hear! Kick...

[Pepsidog]

16. All Dems should stay home or go and jeer at him. Like they did to Obama.

[TeamPooka]

17. I don't want to see any Democrats applauding for Trump

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

36. He'll stick some disabled veterans in the balcony to refer to in his speech.

Then, when the Democrats applaud (and who doesn't applaud disabled veterans?) the Trump team will cut the video to use in a campaign ad showing that even the Democrats support Fat Donnie.

I would like to see the Democratic response include a reference to the Republican senators voting against having witnesses, even though 70+% wanted them.

[tclambert]

18. Is it better to not attend at all, or to get up and walk out during his speech?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

39. That would work. ...

Have some not attend at all, then, at random intervals or pre-determined times, have 1 or 2 at a time stand up and walk out. Have it often enough so all Dems would be gone before he ends his mumbling.

[Gore1FL]

19. I'd be more inclined to have everyone go. Everyone would wear blue. No one would move.

No applause. No boos. No standing. Nothing.

[homegirl]

21. Yes,

you called it. Best strategy!

[oldsoftie]

24. Yes. Not showing up just looks childish.

Remember how stupid the "You lie!" guy looked.

[Pacifist Patriot]

43. I agree.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. Love you Steve. Introduced Impeachment articles on 11-15-17!

Wish you coulda been a manager, with all your knowledge and passion!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

23. Ahead of his time !

Link to tweet

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[Tanuki]

28. Remember when Cohen called out Bill Barr's cowardice by bringing a toy chicken

and eating a bucket of KFC at Barr's empty seat when he refused to testify?

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/05/02/william-barr-chicken-statue-steve-cohen-vpx.cnn

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. Yes. He's gutsy and clever and funny. Al Greens great too..he

Introduced articles even before 11-15-17

[Toorich]

25. Everybody could bring a newspaper.....

...... with a big IMPEACHED headline and quietly read the back page with the headline facing
toward the tangerine turd.

[JenniferJuniper]

27. Half of them; the rest should spin their fidget spinners.

[elleng]

26. Good.

Neither will I.

[EveHammond13]

30. Blumenauer also not attending

[kairos12]

32. I'd rather eat hot garbage from

dumpster

[dchill]

34. Respect. And I hope he's not the only one!

[spanone]

37. Thank you Rep. Cohen....Tennessee is better for having you.

[ooky]

38. Thanks Steve. I'm not attending either. 👍

Don't need to waste an hour and a half listening to lies and bullshit.

[pressbox69]

42. He shouldn't even be the President.

Let alone be treated like a president.

[usaf-vet]

44. WALK OUT at the SOTU and shut off the cameras on the way out. No TV cameras no national audience!

[Ferrets are Cool]

45. Wont happen, but I wish all Democrats would either NOT go or stage a walk out...

3 seconds after the first LIE. They wouldn't be there long.
It would, of course, get coverage AND they would be able to state the reason for walking out.

[Paladin]

48. Well said and well done, Rep. Cohen. (nt)

[denem]

51. Be prepared for a Barr investigation Rep. Cohen.

The gloves are off

[Under The Radar]

54. Come on Steve! It's the greatest show on earth.

Plus if he feels puffy enough he may just go off script and jeopardize his acquittal. Why would you miss that?

[Skittles]

58. EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD DO THIS

the man is an utter DIGRACE