Congress has yet to vote on a resolution to allow POTUS* to address a joint session, yet ever the bully, Individual-1 thinks he has some divine right when he’s only required to send one rather than 30k emails to Congress regarding the State of the Union. Bang on, sucker. “No means no”.
State Opening of Parliament
Black Rod is best known for his or her part in the ceremonies surrounding the State Opening of Parliament and the Speech from the throne. He or she summons the Commons to attend the speech and leads them to the Lords.
As part of the ritual, as Black Rod approaches the doors to the chamber of the House of Commons to make his summons, they are slammed in his or her face.
This is to symbolize the Commons' independence of the Sovereign. Black Rod then strikes the door three times with the staff, and is then admitted and issues the summons of the monarch to attend.[3]
This ritual is derived from the attempt by King Charles I to arrest the Five Members in 1642, in what was seen as a breach of the constitution. This and prior actions of the King led to the Civil War. After that incident, the House of Commons has maintained its right to question the right of the monarch's representative to enter their chamber, although they cannot bar them from entering with lawful authority.
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In the United Kingdom, Black Rod is responsible for maintaining the buildings, services, and security of the Palace of Westminster. Since early 2018, the post has been held for the first time by a woman, Sarah Clarke,[1] who is therefore known as the Lady Usher of the Black Rod.
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Fail of the House of Usher.
From a tactical standpoint, all Donald Trump has to do to get the televised, applause-line-packed State of the Union speech he so desperately wants is to wait. He could simply not be a child about it. Wait until government reopens, something that he himself has near-absolute control over, upon which Speaker Pelosi has indicated she will re-invite Trump, approve the necessary Joint Session, and Trump gets his evening of much-needed adulation. If Trump does anything else, that invitation likely goes away; Pelosi will note that Trump has already given his little speech, albeit in the Oval Office or in a bumper car, and that will be that.
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No means no