So help me God
By John Vivian Cooke.
Exactly on the stroke of noon on 20 January, Donald Trump will be out of office. There will be no more lies, frauds, outrages, or broken laws from President Trump. His presidency as a whole, and the violent death throes of its final days, have stretched democratic norms to their breaking point, but the inevitable messy end of his term proved the resilience of the US Constitution.
Some of the dangers they sought to guard against were instability, confusion and attempts by factions to mask violence under the Constitution
The drafters of the Constitution foresaw exactly such a demagogue. They published extensive commentaries addressing concerns about the effective operation of republican forms of government. Their plan sought to resolve the paradox that without order there can be no freedom; to give sufficient powers to the government to allow it to fulfil its essential functions without diminishing the liberties of citizens. Som
We’re not sure if Biden or Harris had any input on the playlist, but it seems they’re trying to establish this administration as more hip and in tune with the culture. The hour and twenty-minute playlist feature music from Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, MF Doom, Mac Miller, A Tribe Called Quest, N.E.R.D, Kota The Friend, Burna Boy, Destiny’s Child, KAYTRANADA, and more.
“A carefully curated playlist by the good folks at Raedio for the Inauguration of the 46th president & vice president of the United States,” reads the official description on SoundCloud. “As this wonderous transition of power ensues, we strongly hold the joy of these select songs to be self-evident.”
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Candles aren’t the only Biden merchandise for sale in downtown Wilmington. Just a block away from his base at the Queen, custom T-shirt shop Spaceboy Clothing has been selling unique Biden-themed pieces for years.
Spaceboy co-owner and designer David Sanchez said the Biden designs fit in with the store’s goal to offer an eclectic selection of shirts.
A bright yellow tee featuring Biden’s “Will you shut up, man” rebuke of President Donald Trump at their first debate last year is now prominently displayed in Spaceboy’s front window.