Question

I am president.... I am tired of giving speeches. Further, thousands of people have written me asking me not to interrupt their favorite shows with the state of the union adress. I decide i will not give a state of union address as long as i am president. Can i do that? ______ where is it adressed?

Answer 1

this is stipulated in Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, requiring the President to periodically "give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."

Answer 2

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

No, you cannot refrain from addressing the nation. If you are the President, you are obligated by the Constitution to give your state of the union address every year.

Indeed, the Constitution states that "from time to time, the President has to inform Congress about the state of the Union." You can find this information in Article II, section 3, clause 1. Today, this event is known as the State of the Union Address.