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Why are they even bothering to inaugurate Obama again?
With the state of our economy in the US, why are they spending megabucks to make a big deal out of the inauguration of a sitting president? As I understand it, there are even going to be two ceremonies - a private one and a public one. Even if the entertainers have donated their time, I’m sure the costs are astronomical, not to mention the money spent on security! Wouldn’t it just be better to have a small ceremony, and not waste all that?
Is an inauguration even legally necessary?
This is not a question asking your opinion of the president or his policies, so PLEASE don’t do that - just try to answer my question.
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- foofy2u2Lv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
An inauguration is one thing and hoopla is another. All the entertainment is unnecessary especially in these hard times. I can see celebrating but not at our expense. A simple upstanding ceremony would be just fine. Also a sitting president should be reasonable about all the extra expense incurred. I am glad folks want to celebrate but all the sensationalism was done at the first one.
- ?Lv 78 years ago
if you read your constitution it says the inauguration takes place on jan 20 at noon time, this was yesterday, to day is just a ceremony to let the public in on it, but in any event the constitution demands it regardless if the president is the same one or a new one
- 8 years ago
The law requires he retakes his oath on the 20th of January and he as to then take it in public