I also remember hearing it was played hours too early on TV in Europe. Spain specifically comes to mind. Not really verifiable but, I just remember patriots in Europe calling it out that it was aired on TV supposedly before it happened live, time zones aside.
I gotta jump in every time I see this. This is simply not true, the Constitution is not written this way. I should save my long-winded reply somewhere for easier access :/
And there's a whole plan in place for that minute between 12:00 -12:01, when the old president steps down & the new president is being sworn in. In case we are attacked when there is technically no president.
Exactly. Inauguration is nothing special. We don't even need to have that event for a President to hold office. They only need to take the oath Before executing the office. They could do that with some witnesses, the night before, and it would be perfectly valid.
Maybe you are right, technically, but consider this:
Trump had the national mall packed for his inauguration. There were millions of witnesses.
Biden held what was essentially a private inauguration where the only witnesses that weren't half a mile away on a rooftop were his own cadre. Can anyone credible really attest that Biden was properly inaugurated?
Trump's inauguration is unquestionably valid, Biden's has had questions since day 1.
...the inauguration started at 11:55am, not 12 noon as required, thus nulifing all legal standing
I also remember hearing it was played hours too early on TV in Europe. Spain specifically comes to mind. Not really verifiable but, I just remember patriots in Europe calling it out that it was aired on TV supposedly before it happened live, time zones aside.
I believe it was 11:49.
I gotta jump in every time I see this. This is simply not true, the Constitution is not written this way. I should save my long-winded reply somewhere for easier access :/
The 20th Amendment specifically says the president's term ends and their successor's term begins at noon on Jan 20.
And there's a whole plan in place for that minute between 12:00 -12:01, when the old president steps down & the new president is being sworn in. In case we are attacked when there is technically no president.
Exactly. Inauguration is nothing special. We don't even need to have that event for a President to hold office. They only need to take the oath Before executing the office. They could do that with some witnesses, the night before, and it would be perfectly valid.
Maybe you are right, technically, but consider this:
Trump had the national mall packed for his inauguration. There were millions of witnesses.
Biden held what was essentially a private inauguration where the only witnesses that weren't half a mile away on a rooftop were his own cadre. Can anyone credible really attest that Biden was properly inaugurated?
Trump's inauguration is unquestionably valid, Biden's has had questions since day 1.
True, but we do do them. And this was a military funeral, I've been part of military funerals myself. It has meaning.