No-Ticket on Inauguration Day

No tickets..I did not get a ticket to anything on Inauguration Day. Parade, balls, nothing. But had I gotten a ticket and not been able to get to my designated seat, oh boy, I don't want to even think about it. Just ask some folks who had blue or purple or even silver tickets.

I passed a lady with a child, I asked her if they had stopped letting folks in. Her response was that she was at the wrong gate. It was 10;30 a.m. No sista, the gate no longer exist. Little did she know (or me) she would not be making it to her seat. Folks were stuck in the tunnel leading to the seats and security was no longer letting folks in.

Press release from the Inaugural Committee:

Senator Feinstein Statement on Incidents at 56th Presidential Inaugural Ceremony

Washington, DC—U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, today issued the following statement in response to reports of incidents which prevented a large number of ticketholders from reaching their designated areas at the 56th Presidential Inaugural Ceremony:

Following is Senator Feinstein’s statement:
“I have just spoken with Mark Sullivan, Director of the Secret Service, and I have asked him to convene along with the U.S. Capitol Police, all law enforcement and other parties involved in planning for this Inaugural to conduct a prompt investigation into two serious incidents that have been reported. These reports have prompted great concern by members of the Inaugural Committee, including Senator Bob Bennett, and by Congress in general.

The specific incidents include the report that a decision was made to cut off access to Purple and Blue standing areas, which meant that a large number of ticketholders could not reach their designated areas.

I am also aware of the incident involving the 3rd Street Tunnel, where thousands of people were stuck for several hours and apparently without any law enforcement presence.
There may have also been other irregularities, but I have heard enough to know that something went wrong and we need to find out what happened. Mr. Sullivan has indicated that he will provide a full report.

I would encourage people who have direct information about these incidents to contact the Secret Service, in addition to contacting the Joint Congressional Committee for Inaugural Ceremonies at feedback@jccic.senate.gov.”

The fact of the matter is this, it was just too many folks to accommodate within the time frame. Folks were still trying to get to their seats at 10:30 a.m. Who knew so many folks would stand in the cold for hours to see the President put his hand on the bible? No way where you going to be stepping over folks saying excuse me, when it came time to swear folks in. Those folks on top of those building don't have time to figure out you just got there late!!!!