The '''State of the Union Address''' is an annual address in which the [[President of the United States]] speaks to a joint session of [[Congress]] (consisting of both the [[Senate]] and the [[House of Representatives]]) on the status of the nation. The tradition stems from Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution: ''"He ''[the President]'' shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."'' Typically, the Address is used as an opportunity to outline the President's policy proposals for the coming year. A rebuttal from the political party opposing that of the [[President]] immediately follows the State of the Union Address.
==Obama's 2011 Speech==
[[Barack Hussein Obama]]'s speech was unique in that it was judged to be lacking facts. <ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110126/ap_on_re_us/us_state_of_union_fact_check FACT CHECK: Obama and his imbalanced ledger, Yahoo News, January 26, 2011]</ref> Three [[Supreme Court]] justices refused to attend what they called a politicized "pep rally". <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48130.html Justice Samuel Alito to skip State of the Union, Politico, January 25, 2011]</ref> Obama failed to adequately address the nation's crushing debt burden and from the time he spoke until the time he finished, the national debt clock moved an additional $100 million in the red. <ref>[http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/national-debt-increases-by-about-100-million-during-the-state-of-the-union-address/ National Debt Increases by About $100 Million During the State of the Union Address, Pajamas Media, January 26, 2011]</ref>
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