State of the Union Address

the inaugural address

it is delivered annually

In 2011, congress members wore ribbons to honor the victims of the Tuscon shooting. In 2013, they wore green ribbons to honor victims of the Newtown, CT shooting.

Vice President and the Speaker of the House will be sitting behind Obama during the 2014 state of union address.

John F. Kennedy

and possibly President Bill Clinton

He is not required by law to do so, but custom and precedent pretty well dictate that he do it. It is a great opportunity to speak to the nation and all of Congress to set out his program for the year as well as to review the state of the union.

He is required by the Constitution to report to Congress on the state of union from time to time but no annual address is specified.

The State of the Union is to inform congress of the condition of the US.

• It was formally known as the Annual Message from 1790 to 1934.
• It began to be informally called the State of the Union address from 1942 to 1946.
• Since 1947 it has generally been known as the State of the Union address.

Modern day presidents use the State of the Union to lay out their policies and garner public support for them. Also, presidents veto bills they do not agree with.

I do not claim to be a Bible expert, but I was unable to locate this passage stating that you will "receive back 10 times what you've given".

I searched several Bible references, but I did find one that was similar in thought: Luke 6:38- "Practice giving, and people will give to YOU. They will pour into YOUR laps a fine measure, pressed down, shaken together and overflowing. For with the measure that YOU are measuring out, they will measure out to YOU in return."

The following verses contain some similar ideas to the above, which is really a different was of describing the law of sowing and reaping - you get back what you give. The reference from Malachi is talking about the Old Testament tithe which was a tenth part, and this may be where the idea of ten times comes from. The passage from Matthew (repeated in Mark 10:30) deals with a reward to Christians for giving up all for Christ's sake.

10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 11And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. 12And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.

29And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

The question has combined two different events. Congress makes the laws and the state of the Union is given by the President. New laws can be mentioned in the State of the Union but not promoted. Congress has very little to do with the speech given by the President. It is his night to address the nation and not push the agenda of Congress.

He referred to Communist China by its official name.

The first address was given by George Washington on January 8, 1790. After that, all presidents submitted their States of the Union in writing to Congress until Woodrow Wilson began to hold public speeches again during his presidency.

GOD was the first person to talk when he said ''let there be light" their was light he said a lot of stuff.

Historically, however, the first person to talk did not have written language and it was not recorded for us to know. It was most likely a group or groups of people that had been using gestures and sounds to communicate, eventually formed the most commonly used sounds into words made more understandable when accompanied by gestures.

Back then it was like code words. You had to memorize the sounds and understand what is what

First, it is worth noting that since the television era, the State of the Union address has become something of a public performance. Presidents, First Ladies, and members of congress invite guests, and the entire event has become a blend of patriotism and politics. It wasn't originally set up that way-- it was a Constitutional requirement that each president report to congress on how the country was doing, but no instructions were given about how this should be carried out, so most presidents just sent a written report. But these days, a State of the Union address is a speech in which the president (whoever is in office) not only reports on how the country is doing, but uses the time to advance his policy goals or defend his achievements.

You may have heard from partisan talk shows or websites that President Obama spoke about himself a lot in the January 2016 address. But the reality is he did not mention himself any more frequently than previous presidents in previous State of the Union addresses did. If you compare State of the Union addresses by President Obama with past speeches by President Bush, President Clinton, President Reagan, and others, you will find that every president does speak in the first person (I accomplished X, I asked congress to do Y, I call upon all Americans to do Z, etc) during the speech. This is not surprising, since the goal of the address is both informational and political, and each president tries to reach out to the American public in a personal way. Thus, in the State of the Union address, the president makes sure to use the time to let Americans know that (a) the state of the union is strong, and (b) the policies of the current administration are helping to keep it that way.

The same time other presidents have. The only difference is he gave the most state of the union addresses of any president.

The State of the Union. Is an address from the president, usually intended on informing the public of what the leader is doing, such as his own opinion and how he would solve the problems at hand.

Harry S. Truman was the first president to make a television broadcast from the white house.

Laws have to be passed by the Bundestag.

cuz obama feels like it

General Huerta

The address is a carefully prepared statement of what the president thinks is important for Congress and the people to know. Any prepared statement made by the president is likely to be important- the president is an important part of how the government will operate and what it will do to deal with the many issues that fact the nation. The speech may give hints about economic programs, changes in the military, changes in social programs, changes in taxation, and so forth. The reaction to the speech by Congress is also important-it may give a hint of how much bipartisan action to expect and what to expect from the government these next two years.

Clarence Thomas was there. He shook Obama's hand when he came in.