Comments on: Should Inauguration Day Be Moved Up? http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/11/25/should-inauguration-day-be-moved-up/ Reality-based political commentary Fri, 08 May 2026 01:45:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Osborne Ink http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/11/25/should-inauguration-day-be-moved-up/#comment-4193 Osborne Ink Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:29:09 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/11/25/should-inauguration-day-be-moved-up/#comment-4193 While I don't think we need an amendment, one thing Bush COULD do is go ahead and nominate Obama's selections so Congress could get them confirmed before Christmas. No doubt the GOP would scream about presumption, but it would put the incoming administration in place NOW, while the crisis is on. While I don't think we need an amendment, one thing Bush COULD do is go ahead and nominate Obama's selections so Congress could get them confirmed before Christmas. No doubt the GOP would scream about presumption, but it would put the incoming administration in place NOW, while the crisis is on.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/11/25/should-inauguration-day-be-moved-up/#comment-4191 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:58:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/11/25/should-inauguration-day-be-moved-up/#comment-4191 While it may not make a lot of sense for a constitutional amendment to move up Inauguration Day, we may already be witnessing a de facto changing of the guard based on necessity and the fact that the current administration has been treading water in many respects for months now...at least. The President-elect is making progress - I guess - in putting together a stellar cabinet and his Vice President may take his seat in the new Senate for a short while to make sure things progress on a fast track on that front, too. Besides, the situation we find ourselves in - between administrations - after eight years of almost complete incompetence is not exactly par for the course. And, hopefully, there won't be a repetition of this anytime soon, if ever. While it may not make a lot of sense for a constitutional amendment to move up Inauguration Day, we may already be witnessing a de facto changing of the guard based on necessity and the fact that the current administration has been treading water in many respects for months now...at least.

The President-elect is making progress - I guess - in putting together a stellar cabinet and his Vice President may take his seat in the new Senate for a short while to make sure things progress on a fast track on that front, too.

Besides, the situation we find ourselves in - between administrations - after eight years of almost complete incompetence is not exactly par for the course. And, hopefully, there won't be a repetition of this anytime soon, if ever.

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