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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:34 PM Dec 2012

When Inauguration Day Falls on a Sunday, the Constitution Won’t Wait

ABC: When Inauguration Day falls on a Sunday, the Constitution won’t wait …. The iron beams are in place jutting out over Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House.They will become the roof of the presidential reviewing stand for the second Obama inaugural next month.

But the traditional parade with its bands and floats will not march on January 20th, the day the Constitution requires the President to be sworn in. That falls on a Sunday this time so by tradition there will only be a small Sunday ceremony for the oath-taking at noon.

…. President Obama will also have to take the oath twice: At noon Jan. 20 as the Constitution requires, and again Monday at the US Capitol with the whole world watching.

More here: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/12/when-inauguration-day-falls-on-a-sunday-the-constitution-wont-wait/

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When Inauguration Day Falls on a Sunday, the Constitution Won’t Wait (Original Post) Playinghardball Dec 2012 OP

Maybe Roberts will get it right this time. FSogol Dec 2012 #1

Doubtful. He's probably still not over the fact Obama voted against his confirmation. dballance Dec 2012 #2

I'd rather lose Scalia than Roberts or Thomas... white_wolf Dec 2012 #4

Just what I was going to say dragonlady Dec 2012 #3

President Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday Jack Rabbit Dec 2012 #5

FSogol

(45,513 posts)

1. Maybe Roberts will get it right this time.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:35 PM

Dec 2012

dballance

(5,756 posts)

2. Doubtful. He's probably still not over the fact Obama voted against his confirmation.

Reply to FSogol (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:42 PM

Dec 2012

Unfortunately, Obama only gets 8 years. Roberts got a lifetime appointment. Here's hoping Roberts some early arteriosclerosis and myocardial infarction. It won't happen to a more deserving person unless it's Scalia or Thomas.

white_wolf

(6,238 posts)

4. I'd rather lose Scalia than Roberts or Thomas...

Reply to dballance (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:46 PM

Dec 2012

because if Scalia retires than Thomas won't have anyone to copy his opinions from. It's a two for one day.

dragonlady

(3,577 posts)

3. Just what I was going to say

Reply to FSogol (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:42 PM

Dec 2012

This time he will get to practice the day before. Seriously, he should be ashamed of his performance last time and bring a note so he won't repeat that.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)

5. President Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 3, 2012, 02:07 PM

Dec 2012

March 4, 1849 fell on a Sunday. The President-elect, General Zachary Taylor, was a deeply religious man, and refused to to be inaugurated until the following day. It is believed that Senator David Atchison (D-Mo), the Senate president pro tem, acted as President that day.

However, Senator Atchison had not taken his oath as Senate president pro tem, either, so some scholars dispute this. In any case, Atchison never claimed that he was President for a day, and revealed in a newspaper interview years later that, exhausted from working late nights in the Senate that particular week, he slept most of the day.

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