When President Biden Gives His SOTU Address in a Few Weeks It Should Focus on One Major Them: Keeping America Safe.

And whether the GOP wants to accuse him of campaigning or not, the President should bring up Donald Trump's remarks about how Trump would not only do nothing to stop Russia from attacking a NATO ally, but that he would ENCOURAGE Russia to do so.

If the GOP members in the chamber want to boo that, let them!

Before the speech, the Senate should take up and pass a resolution rebuking Trump's remarks and reminding everyone that it is American LAW to come to the aid of a NATO ally if Article 5 is invoked by an ally, just as our NATO allies did for us after September 11, 2001. We our CONSTITUTIONALLY bound by the Treaty we signed.

And, since I am absolutely sure that those of you who are Trumpets need a stern reminding, here is the "law" I am talking about. It's called the Constitution of the United States of America:

[quote]Article. VI.

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.[/quote]

And here are the parts of the NATO Charter that we signed that are relevant:

[quote]Article 5

The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.

Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security .

Article 6

For the purpose of Article 5, an armed attack on one or more of the Parties is deemed to include an armed attack:

on the territory of any of the Parties in Europe or North America, on the Algerian Departments of France, on the territory of Turkey or on the Islands under the jurisdiction of any of the Parties in the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer;
on the forces, vessels, or aircraft of any of the Parties, when in or over these territories or any other area in Europe in which occupation forces of any of the Parties were stationed on the date when the Treaty entered into force or the Mediterranean Sea or the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer.[/quote]

Let Republicans vote against such a resolution reaffirming our commitment to NATO. Let the House Republican leadership fail to take it up.

It's time for Democrats to take the gloves off.