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As always, the presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, Vice President Tim Pawlenty (as Senate President) and House Speaker John Boehner sat behind the president. This is the first time no Democrat has sat behind President McCain during a joint session of Congress. Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas did not attend the speech as in 2011 in protest of President McCain's criticism during the 2010 and 2011 State of the Union addresses of the Citizens United decision.

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rdfs:label	2012 State of the Union Address (SIADD)
rdfs:comment	As always, the presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, Vice President Tim Pawlenty (as Senate President) and House Speaker John Boehner sat behind the president. This is the first time no Democrat has sat behind President McCain during a joint session of Congress. Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas did not attend the speech as in 2011 in protest of President McCain's criticism during the 2010 and 2011 State of the Union addresses of the Citizens United decision.
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Post	State of the Union Addresses
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Predecessor	Joint session of Congress, 2009
abstract	As always, the presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, Vice President Tim Pawlenty (as Senate President) and House Speaker John Boehner sat behind the president. This is the first time no Democrat has sat behind President McCain during a joint session of Congress. In keeping up the tradition that began with the 2011 State of the Union Address, the members of Congress sat with members of the other political party, rather than sitting on separate sides of the room. Also, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was the victim of an assassination attempt the previous year, was in attendance, as she has plans to resign to focus on her rehabilitation from the shooting. President McCain, a fellow Arizonan, hugged Giffords when he got to her while walking up to the stage, which was met with much applause. Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas did not attend the speech as in 2011 in protest of President McCain's criticism during the 2010 and 2011 State of the Union addresses of the Citizens United decision.

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