# State of the Union guests

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-guests/680001>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 29, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-guests/680001 "2014-01-29T00:25:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-guests/680001/1 "2014-01-29T00:25:20Z")

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Louisiana Rep. Vance McAllister is inviting one of the Duck Dynasty guys to the State of the Union tonight:

[http://defamer.gawker.com/duck-dynasty-star-will-attend-the-state-of-the-union-a-1510964568/@sarah-hedgecock](http://defamer.gawker.com/duck-dynasty-star-will-attend-the-state-of-the-union-a-1510964568/@sarah-hedgecock)

That got me wondering, how are guest passes to the State of the Union allotted. Do all congresscritters get to invite guests, and if so how many? How many people does the gallery hold? And who typically gets invited to these things?

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**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-guests/680001/2 "2014-01-29T06:55:34Z")

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I think I saw Uhura-Nichell Nicolls.