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« on: February 08, 2015, 09:41:36 PM »
Who would fill the seat next to the Speaker of the House in the State of the Union if both the Vice President and President Pro Tempore couldn't attend?
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2015, 11:23:23 PM »
I don't think anyone would necessarily have to, but the Senate could designate whoever they want as a temporary presiding officer.
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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2015, 11:30:00 PM »
Possibly the President Pro Tempore Emeritus if there were one at that time. If not the PPTE, then almost certainly the most senior member of the majority who could attend.
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« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2015, 02:43:25 PM »
I'v always felt that the Senate majority leader should be in that spot.
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« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2015, 04:25:14 PM »
When President George Bush gave his address to Congress nine days after 9/11, Robert Byrd sat in with Dennis Hasert since Vice President Cheney was in an undisclosed location.
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« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2015, 04:31:23 PM »
Quote from: Reaganfan on February 09, 2015, 04:25:14 PM
When President George Bush gave his address to Congress nine days after 9/11, Robert Byrd sat in with Dennis Hasert since Vice President Cheney was in an undisclosed location.

Yeah, he was President Pro Tempore.

Daniel Inouye did the same in 2011 since Vice President Biden couldn't be there.
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« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2015, 04:31:57 PM »
Quote from: retromike22 on February 09, 2015, 02:43:25 PM
I'v always felt that the Senate majority leader should be in that spot.

If Speaker can be presiding officer and leader of his party at the same time, so should be Senate Majority Leader.

This is being applied in some state Senates, like New York, where Majority Leader is also PPT.
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« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2015, 04:33:58 PM »
There would be a raffle.
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« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2015, 05:04:23 PM »
So likely if the VP and PPT were couldn't attend, the majority party would just nominate somebody in caucus to go in their place?
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