The macro-national world's "real" Inauguration Day saw Barack Obama take the oath of office (twice!) to begin his second term of office. The quadrennial ceremony in Washington DC on January 20 (but in 2013 on the 21st) is, of course, the model for the one that takes place in Castoropolis every fourth year on June 30. As January 20 - the day the terms of the president and vice-president end at noon Eastern (UTC-5) time, as mandated by the 20th Amendment of the United States Constitution - fell on a Sunday in 2013, Obama took the oath of office in a private ceremony at the White House, while the public inauguration ceremony, inaugural parade and inaugural balls were held the following day, which coincidentially was Martin Luther King Day. This "never on Sunday" tradition would not happen in Patria, as Patria has no Christian legacy to speak of. There is, however, one exception: June 30, 2002 fell on a Sunday and the inauguration of the 47th Congress was postponed until the following Monday, July 1. But not out of respect for the Christian Sabbath. The final of the 2002 World Cup was played on June 30, and Patria wouldn't dare to go head-to-head with the world's most popular sport.
Immediately after repeating the presidential oath, Mr. Obama delivered the traditional inaugural address, in which he referenced Stonewall - in the same phrase as Seneca Falls and Selma. In fact, the President specifically referenced his commitment to gay rights: "Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law—for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well".
Patria salutes the US President and wishes Mr. Obama well in his second term.
Transcription of Obama's second Inaugural Address.
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