Next weekâs Street-Theatre-Inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden will go down in history as the most surrealistic ceremony of all time.
Bidenâwho will have to be repeatedly told what day it isâwill be virtually inaugurated on the steps on the west front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
âThe inauguration will take place during extraordinary political, health, and economic crises, including an ongoing attempt to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, which led to a storming of the Capitol, a second attempt to impeach and remove outgoing President Donald Trump, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Festivities will be limited to prevent the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. The live audience will be limited to members of the 117th United States Congress and, for each, one guest of their choosing, resembling a State of the Union address. Public health measures such as mandatory face coverings, testing, temperature checks, a
Opinion
What I learned on Jan. 6, 2021: The system worked, and ‘Eternal vigilance continues to be freedom’s price.’
Supporters of President Donald Trump gather on the West side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. Rioters breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress was certifying the 2020 Electoral College votes. At least five people died as a result.(ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)
By Michael Judge
In the early evening of Jan. 6 a date, like Dec. 7, that will live in infamy I received a phone call from my 84-year-old mother, her voice full of worry and uncertainty, not for her children, six grandchildren or five great grandchildren, but for the nation she loves. “I tried to stop watching the riot at the Capitol,” she said, and “take a nap. But I couldn’t get the images out of my mind.”
The U.S. Capitol Police chief who was in charge during last week’s deadly riots reportedly asked his supervisors ahead of time for permission to request that the D.C. National Guard be on standby if the situation spiraled out of control – but was denied.