Why Will This Never Happen?

Because it would be too freaking awesome:

Congressional Republicans have found themselves completely stymied by President Obama’s executive action on immigration. There’s no bill for them to vote down, they lack the votes for impeachment, and shutting down the government never works.

National Review editor Rich Lowry has suggested an innovative new way for Republicans to express their displeasure: ban President Obama from delivering the State of the Union Address: “If I were John Boehner,” he said, referring to the House speaker, “I’d say to the president: ‘Send us your State of the Union in writing. You’re not welcome in our chamber.’”

I would love this. Can you imagine the blow back the GOP-led Congress would experience if it banned America's first Black president from giving the State of the Union Address in the Capitol Building?

But the best part would be that Obama could give the speech elsewhere (e.g., the White House lawn, the steps of the Lincoln Memorial). I'm not aware of anything in Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution that requires the speech to be delivered on Capitol Hill. And he could attack the GOP viciously because he won't feel the need to restrain himself like he would if the speech was delivered in front of Congress.

That's why Boehner and McConnell would never go along with banning Obama from the Capitol Building for the State of the Union.  But who knows -- maybe cooler heads will not prevail on this one.  I remain hopeful.

UPDATE:  More on this from Steve Benen.