Day One: in review
WASHINGTON DC, USA - Many politicians who took office January 1st have dubbed the day as one of the most stressful to occur in our nation’s history. The President was inaugurated, alongside Congress, nominations were posted and passed in less than twelve hours, and legislation is already flowing through Congress.
Legislative vs. Executive, already?
Several events occurred that makes the mainstream media question the standing relationship between Congress and the President. It is customary for the president to meet with Congressional leadership following inaugurations; President Russo insisted that his inauguration follow suit. After President Russo’s inaugural address
and oath, Russo and Vice President TerenceWalsh went to the office of the President pro tempore FrederikWindsor to discuss legislation and submit their official nominations. The meeting “felt like it just begun”, according to Secret Service agents when Speaker Clements came storming out of the meeting saying “Idiots.”
The context of Speaker Clements’s comments were not made clear; it is alleged Speaker Clements reacted this way as a result of AmericanPatron unintentionally removing him from the House of Representatives group, White House sources tell POLITICO.
High-level Congressional staff also reported exclusively to POLITICO that former Vice President, now President pro tempore FrederikWindsor began “whipping” against the nomination of TerenceWalsh for Vice President. This led to alleged mistrust and feuding between Windsor and the Russo administration as a whole. White House sources state that this was "a long time coming" due to Windsor allegedly avoiding all communication with Walsh for weeks on end. Shortly after these events, President pro tempore Windsor left the Senate group with no comment; effectively resigning his post as a United States Senator and President pro tempore. Begging the question, why did he resign? Was it because of his failed attempt at blocking President Russo’s nominations? Frederik Windsor declined to comment on the matter, and is now President of a two person Poland.
Nominations
As most Presidents do, Russo submitted a large list of nominations to the United States Senate for voting upon immediately following his inauguration. Namely, Vice President Walsh, Secretaries, Directors, and various military leaders. These nominations went well in the Senate with the majority of congressmembers voting in favor or abstaining. All of Russo’s nominations passed the Senate.
Russo has yet to nominate his Supreme Court Justices, however. When asked about the matter, the Russo administration told POLITICO that the President is prepared to nominate four new associate justices and fill the Supreme Court, but he has yet to show an indication of fulfilling that promise.
Inauguration Ceremony Woes
Saying President Russo’s inauguration was a “tad bumpy”, as Russo put it following the ceremony, is a severe understatement. The Secret Service got off to a promising
start: Russo and his cabinet arrived at the Hill with ample time by SS motorcade (the skill of the limo and SUV drivers brushed aside) and the SS were set-up in posts to effectively guard the audience and most importantly the President.
Everything was downhill from there.
The event started off with two attempted “hit and runs” carried out by a visitor to the map. The suspect drove a civilian car up the Capitol staircase, and almost crashed into the podium. Once the car reached the stage, the driver got out and began hopping over spectators and cabinet officials. Those in the audience and SS immediately began
frantically jumping and shooting; taking longer than should be necessary to eliminate the threat, and looking like a VAK vs. JC (for those of you who used to be in C&G) showdown.
After this there were only minor threats from various disruptive citizens; which were handled in the same disorganized manner.
Following the inauguration, President Russo called a meeting with the Secret Service. Press were not allowed in the meeting, but those in attendance later stated Russo simply told the SS they need to "clean their act up" and that the inaugural was an embarrassment.
Hopefully the Secret Service learns from their mistakes at this inauguration, so that at the next one, there are less “kinks.”
POLITICO Capitol Hill, White House, National Courts (updated 10:12 AM EDT, 2015/1/2)
