# How bad will it be on Inauguration Day? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 9, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098 "2021-01-09T06:40:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/101 "2021-01-13T00:50:19Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > I need you to be in place when they try to come an take me away on Jan. 20.” The White House would be a pretty interesting place with a thousand people living there for 3 days. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/102 "2021-01-13T02:24:56Z")
If I take the FBI at its word that there may be demonstrations at some /many/ most / all state capitols, in addition to Washington, DC, I foresee several Kent State type incidents. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/103 "2021-01-13T02:32:44Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Jesus Christ, we’re living in a Tom Clancy novel. At his worst, e.g. _Executive Orders_, _Rainbow Six_, _The Bear And The Dragon_, Clancy would never have written something this ridiculous. Early in the Trump presidency I compared it to a middling Philip K. Dick novel, but we’ve actually gone into Robert Anton Wilson territory. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/104 "2021-01-13T02:45:01Z")
Are you sure you understand what happened at Kent State? 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/105 "2021-01-13T02:45:39Z")
You skipped over the Richard Condon stage; that comes before the RAW stage. I knew there was a whiff of Vicks VapoRub in the air before the election. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/106 "2021-01-13T03:41:47Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Are you sure you understand what happened at Kent State? Yes, I do. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/107 "2021-01-13T03:43:37Z")
Could you explain the parallels you see that caused you to make this statement? > [@Duckster](#): > > If I take the FBI at its word that there may be demonstrations at some /many/ most / all state capitols, in addition to Washington, DC, I foresee several Kent State type incidents. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/108 "2021-01-13T03:52:56Z")
Ya know, after some reflection, you have a point; I just had to change my perspective a bit. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/109 "2021-01-13T04:00:31Z")
5% does not make a civil war. That’s all they got. Now, it can mean some scary times, but not a civil war. A small insurrection. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/110 "2021-01-13T13:09:42Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > > [@solost](#): > > > > Jesus Christ, we’re living in a Tom Clancy novel. > > At his worst, e.g. _Executive Orders_, _Rainbow Six_, _The Bear And The Dragon_, Clancy would never have written something this ridiculous. Early in the Trump presidency I compared it to a middling Philip K. Dick novel, but we’ve actually gone into Robert Anton Wilson territory. > > Stranger > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > You skipped over the Richard Condon stage; that comes before the RAW stage. Ridiculous, yes. And yet, off the top of my head I can think of at least two newly-elected Congresspeople that Biden and Harris should watch their back around, lest there be any ‘Manchurian Candidate’ style shenanigans planned. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/111 "2021-01-13T15:16:03Z")
Oh yeah. I don’t trust Boebert at all. She’s both righteous AND ambitious. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/112 "2021-01-13T15:31:57Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > At his worst, e.g. _Executive Orders_ , _Rainbow Six_ , _The Bear And The Dragon_ , Clancy would never have written something this ridiculous. _Executive Orders_ is about as close as we would get, with an early scene where a disgraced Vice President changes his mind and steals his resignation letter back so that he can make a false claim to the presidency. However, he does not enjoy the support of any other politicians. There is a weaponized ebola attack (courtesy of Iran) and this results in a nationwide travel restriction. The ex-VP files a lawsuit against this travel restriction because FREEDOM and while he wins the lawsuit, he also names the current President in the lawsuit, negating his own claim to the office. However, a few novels later (_Locked On_, which I think is Clancy at his absolute worst) this disgraced VP has run for President and somehow won. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/113 "2021-01-13T16:06:08Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > At his worst, e.g. _Executive Orders_ , _Rainbow Six_ , _The Bear And The Dragon_ , Clancy would never have written something this ridiculous. Early in the Trump presidency I compared it to a middling Philip K. Dick novel, but we’ve actually gone into Robert Anton Wilson territory. If only it could have ended like the (non-Clancy) _Absolute Power_. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/114 "2021-01-13T17:06:50Z")
Airbnb weghing in: > **[Airbnb to block, cancel DC bookings ahead of inauguration](https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-inaugurations-elections-virginia-hate-groups-a2d8577ed3cb315f8a134f48ff51b9e7)** > > NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb said Wednesday it will be blocking and canceling all reservations in the Washington, D... ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/115 "2021-01-13T18:58:10Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Airbnb weghing in: I wonder if hotel chains will follow suit? The Secret Service should probably put surveillance on the Trump hotel, as that may be used as a seditionist headquarters. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/116 "2021-01-13T19:04:43Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > The Secret Service should probably put surveillance on the Trump hotel, as that may be used as a seditionist headquarters. He doesn’t want those grubby people in his gold-plated properties. Besides, they’ll probably vandalize property and skip out on their bills. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/117 "2021-01-13T19:07:26Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Airbnb weghing in: > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I wonder if hotel chains will follow suit? So, fellow patriot, were you with the revolutionary forces in the Crossing of The Potomac to oust the traitorous scoundrel Biden during the Second Revolution of 2021? No, my AirBnB reservation got cancelled, and I didn’t have enough Hilton points. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/118 "2021-01-13T21:10:24Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Besides, they’ll probably vandalize property and skip out on their bills. A summary of Trump’s life. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/119 "2021-01-13T23:13:12Z")
Okay, I laughed. Although I would have had them use “comrade” just for the irony of it. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098/120 "2021-01-15T14:08:26Z")
Now the airlines are cracking down on passenger behavior in the DC route and some are banning even checked-luggage firearms if heading there. > **[No alcohol and no checked guns: Airlines tighten security for Inauguration Day...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/business/airline-security-dc/index.html)** > > Airlines and the Transportation Security Administration are stepping up security for flights to and from Washington, DC, amid threats of additional violence. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098.md?page=7)