McConnell should invite Trump to present the state of the Union in the Senate

I would have only standing places and that would be historic. It's the smallest of the two rooms and it's never hosted that kind of thing.

Otherwise, it would not be so different if the president released his state from the Union of the Senate Chamber rather than from the House of Representatives.

This is the reasoning of a handful of Republicans in the House, led by Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. They circulate a letter, unequivocally, asking the leader of the majority, Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., To welcome President Trump.

If the Democrats do not want to attend, they can give way to others. After all, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Who attempted to cancel the address, citing non-existent security concerns.

"Space limitations may limit the number of members of Congress who can attend the meeting," Brooks writes. "To the extent that House Democrats are responsible for not having the state of the Union on time in the House, I recommend that House Democrats be at the bottom of the list of priorities in the House of Commons. of participation, insofar as they are responsible for the lack of sufficient space in the conference room. first case. "

Although the presidents addressed the Senate directly in the past – including Woodrow Wilson, who stuttered, unsuccessfully trying to convince the Republicans to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and to sign an agreement with his League of Nations at the time. A direct speech from 1919 – the most conservative thing to do would be to vote on the wall, end the closure and let the speech on the state of the Union unfold as planned .

Nothing in the Constitution indicates that a state of the Union must be surrendered annually or in a particular place. Democracies walk by trial and error, and here a change of pace and place could be good. It would certainly be an elegant way to respond to Pelosi's provocation.

Pelosi did his best to snub the president, giving McConnell the opportunity to launch a friendly and courteous invitation. Congress is bicameral for a reason and the leader of the majority can welcome whoever he wants. If some politicians can not find a seat, so be it. People will always look – maybe even more, given the circumstances.