Listening to Rachel Maddow giving the agenda for the weekend --Why are VP BIDEN and Pres Obama

[diabeticman]

being privately sworn in Before Monday?


Does this have to do with John Roberts B.S. crap he did during the first time OR does this happen a lot?

[CurtEastPoint]

1. The Constitution says it must be 1/20, which is Sun this year.

So that's when it's done. The Mon festivities are for us!

[diabeticman]

3. Oh, I never knew the Constitution gave an exact date. Thanks for teaching me something today.

[CurtEastPoint]

5. Sure! I just learned it this year, also.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_inauguration

[diabeticman]

7. Okay here is another question... I read the article (thanks) but how did it change from March to Jan

in the 20th century?

[Tx4obama]

9. It was changed by an amendment in 1933 so that the lame duck session would not be so long.

The 20th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twentieth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

[hrmjustin]

2. They are required to take the oath on the 20th.

the 20th is a sunday so they will hold the public event on monday.

[diabeticman]

4. thanks.

[rurallib]

6. there was an incident in the 1800s where March 4th (back then fell on a Sunday)

IIRC - and someone beside the president elect was "in charge" for a day. Believe it was the president pro-tem of the senate.

[diabeticman]

8. Think you just answered my next question.

and I thought I knew my constitution...

[bluestate10]

10. The Constitution requires that a President's and Vice President's term end at Noon on

January 20th. Sunday is January 20th. If the President and Vice President are not sworn in for their second terms, Boner will become President for 24 hours.

[Control-Z]

11. That gave me a chill up my spine.

Boner, as president? Imagine the mischief he and his republican House could make in just a day? I shudder to think of it.