Inauguration Day 2009

[oh yes we did]

Inauguration Day is the day on which the President of the United States is sworn in and takes office. Inauguration Day occurs once every four years, about two and a half months after the national election. The next Inauguration Day will occur on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at which point the president-elect, Barack Obama, will take office.



Anyone here planning on attending any of the events in D.C. ?

We are planning on attending the parade and the swearing in ceremony and are also planning on attending at least one of the balls that evening .



"One nation , under a groove . Getting down just for the funk of it . "

 

[Cassius]

I would love to go.

 

[IDon'tOweYouAnything23]

They just said on the news that most of the hotels in Washington are already booked-up for the inauguration day

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

I would love to go.

me too

 

[nugz]

I may go. my BFF's husband is in the military so he has to be there that day to work. she was able to go to the 2004 inauguration. they live in Fairfax, VA, but her brother in law lives right in DC so we could stay there.

I hope I get to go!!! 2 days after my birthday, would make a great birthday present!!

 

[Cassius]

I may go. my BFF's husband is in the military so he has to be there that day to work. she was able to go to the 2004 inauguration. they live in Fairfax, VA, but her brother in law lives right in DC so we could stay there.

I hope I get to go!!! 2 days after my birthday, would make a great birthday present!!

OMG what if you got hugged by Barack?

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

hey nugzie & cassie, did you guys win?

 

[nugz]

OMG what if you got hugged by Barack?

hahaha.

I don't think anyone would be able to get that close.

I'll just have to be happy with my Biden hug.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

I never knew it was so long after the election. Seems we have to wait a bit. Patience patience patience

 

[Jukebox Jury]

I never knew it was so long after the election. Seems we have to wait a bit. Patience patience patience

Yes, that's one thing I have never understood. In the UK, if you loose the election, the removal vans are in the next day and the new PM moves into No10 Downing Street and he / she runs the country from the next day.

What if a major decision needs to be taken between now and Mid January? Can GWB still make that decision?

Jukebox Jury

 

[Not Right in the Head]

It's a 15-minute train ride to the White House from here, so I'll probably be there.

 

[Kewpie]

Yes, that's one thing I have never understood. In the UK, if you loose the election, the removal vans are in the next day and the new PM moves into No10 Downing Street and he / she runs the country from the next day.

What if a major decision needs to be taken between now and Mid January? Can GWB still make that decision?

Jukebox Jury

Sadly GWB is still in charge until 20th January 2009.

 

[Jukebox Jury]

Sadly GWB is still in charge until 20th January 2009.

Yes,..... but WHY?

Jukebox Jury

 

[nugz]

Yes, that's one thing I have never understood. In the UK, if you loose the election, the removal vans are in the next day and the new PM moves into No10 Downing Street and he / she runs the country from the next day.

What if a major decision needs to be taken between now and Mid January? Can GWB still make that decision?

Jukebox Jury

i think so. he's still technically the pres.

although im sure if something happened, like some sort of national tragedy, Obama would definitely have a say. I'd imagine they'd work together somehow?

 

[nugz]

Yes,..... but WHY?

Jukebox Jury

i think cuz I guess alot of major decision making needs to happen between now and then. he needs to pick his cabinet members and other such presidential things

 

[Not Right in the Head]

What if a major decision needs to be taken between now and Mid January? Can GWB still make that decision?

Absolutely. He's still Commander-in-Chief for 2.5 more months. He probably won't succeed in having any proposed legislation acted on, though, since the Democrats are already the party in power in both houses of Congress. He's the ultimate lame-duck president.

 

[Not Right in the Head]

i think so. he's still technically the pres.

although im sure if something happened, like some sort of national tragedy, Obama would definitely have a say. I'd imagine they'd work together somehow?

Obama would have no say whatsoever. He hasn't been sworn in, and it's highly unlikely that Bush would seek his advice on any major decision.

Obama and his advisors WILL start to be given the same daily national security briefings that Bush currently gets, though, as of today.

 

[Not Right in the Head]

Yes,..... but WHY?

Because it gives the president-elect enough time to travel by horse and carriage from the furthest points of the United States. No, really--that's why there's that much of a gap. Believe it or not, the gap used to be even longer (November to April, IIRC). The Twentieth Amendment is what governs this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twentieth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

 

[nugz]

Obama would have no say whatsoever. He hasn't been sworn in, and it's highly unlikely that Bush would seek his advice on any major decision.

Obama and his advisors WILL start to be given the same daily national security briefings that Bush currently gets, though, as of today.

yeah but say something horrible happens the first or second week in january. and a major decision needs to be made. i cant imagine that Bush would just go ahead and do what he wanted knowing that someone else would take over in another week. although, this is Bush we're talkin about....