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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Mon Feb 27, 2017, 03:26 PM Feb 2017

I wish a Democratic member of the House/Senate would get the SEAL's Dad that Dumpf

got killed in that botched raid that 45 didn't even bother to monitor....

To sit with him/her when Twitler gives his SOTU speech.

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I wish a Democratic member of the House/Senate would get the SEAL's Dad that Dumpf (Original Post) workinclasszero Feb 2017 OP

You wonder what that family thinks, now that it is painfully clear Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #1

Oh it would be a "Benghazi" type shitstorm on hate radio and fox news workinclasszero Feb 2017 #3

I'm sure that would be condemmed as a cheap political move. Turbineguy Feb 2017 #2

Let the republican reps..in person...tell this grieving father workinclasszero Feb 2017 #5

unless he asks it would not be ok JI7 Feb 2017 #4

I don't think anyone gets to sit "with" a member of Congres. onenote Feb 2017 #6

I could be wrong workinclasszero Feb 2017 #7

I guarantee it hasn't onenote Feb 2017 #8

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. You wonder what that family thinks, now that it is painfully clear

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 03:29 PM

Feb 2017

their son or husband died solely because fuckface was careless and wanted a "win"

We KNOW what they would be saying if any Democrat had done it, or likely.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

3. Oh it would be a "Benghazi" type shitstorm on hate radio and fox news

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 03:35 PM

Feb 2017

forever.

Turbineguy

(37,329 posts)

2. I'm sure that would be condemmed as a cheap political move.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 03:29 PM

Feb 2017

You know, the kind republicans make.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

5. Let the republican reps..in person...tell this grieving father

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 03:37 PM

Feb 2017

that his presence at Twitler's SOTU is a cheap political move!

JI7

(89,249 posts)

4. unless he asks it would not be ok

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 03:36 PM

Feb 2017

onenote

(42,703 posts)

6. I don't think anyone gets to sit "with" a member of Congres.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 03:53 PM

Feb 2017

He could be invited to sit in the gallery, but I don't see it happening.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

7. I could be wrong

Reply to onenote (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 04:36 PM

Feb 2017

But I think it's been done before.

onenote

(42,703 posts)

8. I guarantee it hasn't

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 04:53 PM

Feb 2017

Among the many reasons: there isn't room. The House Chamber typically accommodates 435 representatives, plus a few non-voting reps. For the SOTU and similar events where the Senate and House meet jointly, they have to make room for over 500 (there are no-shows among the members, but there also needs to be room for some cabinet officials and SCOTUS justices. As you can imagine, there is no way a member could bring a "guest" onto the House floor.

Indeed, the rules for seating at joint sessions are very strict. Members of Congress may reserve their seats in the House Chamber only by physical presence. You can't "save" a seat. As a result, some members have been known to wait hours and hours in order to get a seat on the aisle so that they can shake hands when the President enters and get their faces on TV. If a member gets there early and tries to leave, they sacrifice the seat they had.

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