It was fought to gain American independence of dictatorship-like monarchy and establish a democracy. Last I checked, Obama was still elected by the people, his term is still finite, and there are still checks and balances in place.
I made a mistake and should have referred to the Constitutional Convention, not the Revolutionary War (although that still has something to do with it)
The President was intended to be seen as merely a man of the people who had a job to do. The Presidency, while necessarily holding some authoritative power, was not supposed to be viewed as the be-all-end-all of power in the United States (as a King would be), and should not be outwardly displaying said power in an attempt to impress the people (as a King would do). George Washington jumped in a carriage and drove to Federal Hall and immediately started working after swearing the oath. John Adams did the same. Thomas Jefferson walked from his house to the White House with his family and stopped to chat with the people along the way. This whole week-long festival with bands (from Ireland!) and parades and massive pompous ceremonies is exactly NOT what the Framers intended when they created the office. This whole thing smacks of a coronation.
Be happy the guy won, sure. Maybe have a party (the inaugurational ball). But this is excessive.
ETA: And this is all before even mentioning the deification of Obama himself.
This isn't an inauguration. This whole spectacle is the exact kind of thing the Revolutionary War was fought to eliminate.
George Washington jumped in a carriage and drove to Federal Hall and immediately started working after swearing the oath. John Adams did the same. Thomas Jefferson walked from his house to the White House with his family and stopped to chat with the people along the way. This whole week-long festival with bands (from Ireland!) and parades and massive pompous ceremonies is exactly NOT what the Framers intended when they created the office.
Be happy the guy won, sure. Maybe have a party (the inaugurational ball). But this is excessive.
I made a mistake and should have referred to the Constitutional Convention, not the Revolutionary War (although that still has something to do with it)
The President was intended to be seen as merely a man of the people who had a job to do. The Presidency, while necessarily holding some authoritative power, was not supposed to be viewed as the be-all-end-all of power in the United States (as a King would be), and should not be outwardly displaying said power in an attempt to impress the people (as a King would do). George Washington jumped in a carriage and drove to Federal Hall and immediately started working after swearing the oath. John Adams did the same. Thomas Jefferson walked from his house to the White House with his family and stopped to chat with the people along the way. This whole week-long festival with bands (from Ireland!) and parades and massive pompous ceremonies is exactly NOT what the Framers intended when they created the office. This whole thing smacks of a coronation.
Be happy the guy won, sure. Maybe have a party (the inaugurational ball). But this is excessive.
ETA: And this is all before even mentioning the deification of Obama himself.
I'm pretty sure the Rolling Stones played Brown Sugar at Jefferson's inauguration
Do they allow wheelchairs in prison?
I saw a screen message while watching the news this morning that it was written by Jon Favreau...from Swingers to Iron Man to words of history????
So yeah, different guy lol.
^It's Senator Byrd. I hope he's ok.
Is BONO ok?
Ted Kennedy suffered seizures
ray:
Ok, I'm confused. If Senator Byrd had a medical emergency, what was the reason for the Ted Kennedy shout-out by Obama right now?
CNN is reporting that Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. collapsed at the Congressional luncheon. There are no more details at this moment.
Cameras have been allowed back into the luncheon.