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[–] Midnitte 19 points 1 month ago

Having them at half staff for Trump's inauguration would not only be proper, but also fitting.

[–] cranakis@reddthat.com 8 points 1 month ago

I'm holding out for Jimmy Carter's ghost to bring otherworldly storms to DC that day.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tell me if I'm wrong... isn't Trump not in charge until after the inauguration is over? I feel like he and Johnson shouldn't be in charge of this.

(I am kidding. Of course the flags will be raised. It honestly makes sense. For an event the whole entire purpose of which is the symbolism of it, the symbolism of having the flags down is unacceptable, even if it would be entirely accurate in this case.)

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 month ago

Speaker of the House is the guy that gets to choose a lot of things on the capitol grounds. And new congressmembers are sworn in on January 3rd, so we're already in the new Congress.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

I know lots of flags have been raised even BEFORE his inauguration. I expect this to continue at pace.