Friday Fun

 The Constitution mandates that Congress convene at noon on January 3,...

The Senate follows a well-established routine on the opening day of a new Congress. The proceedings include

•   swearing in Senators elected or reelected in the most recent general election (approximately one-third of the Senate) or newly appointed to the convening Senate;

•   establishing the presence of a quorum;

•   adopting administrative resolutions;

•   adopting standing orders for the new Congress;

•   agreeing by unanimous consent to a date, other than the convening date, on which bills and joint resolutions may begin to be introduced; and

•   electing a new President pro tempore and one or more Senate officers if there is a vacancy or a change in party control.

  The majority and minority leaders usually make welcoming remarks during the day’s proceedings. If an election to a Senate seat is undecided or subject to consideration by the Senate, the majority leader and other Senators might address the Senate’s posture on that election.

  Other first-day activities may occur as a consequence of specific circumstances, such as providing for a joint session with the House to count electoral votes after a presidential election...

  https://politicaldictionary.com/words/k-street/

  
  

  After the swearing in and oath taking, all of the national legislators travel to K street for ceremonies anticipating the self-righteous excitement of broken promises and shattered oaths just made, a practice  as old as the republic itself - such as when the states sent representative to a convention to make improvements to The Articles of Confederation. 

  
  

  The State's representatives had promised to do what the States sent them to do but, unsurprisingly, they did whatever the hell they wanted to do and so they made-up some crao:

  
  

  https://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/08/gary-d-barnett/limited-government/

  
  

  In any event. the national legislators repair to the Tomb of The Unknown Lobbyist. It is located just down the street from the Synagogue of Unregistered Foreign Agents, all of whom work and spy for a foreign government, Israel.

  
  

  When arrive at  The Tomb of the Unknown Lobbyist, the legislators gather around the Giant inverted Lincoln Metal Top Hat (He was a railroad mercantilist) and they burn their campaign promises in a heart-warming ceremony as they all laugh heartily.

  
  

  As they gleefully toss lists of campaign promises into the Eternal Flame of Tyrannical Rule, the legislators joyfully sing the classic Washington DC hymn. to the tune of Auld Lang Syne

  
  

  May all our promises be forgot

  and never brought to mind.

  May all our promises be forgot 

  Now let's get faced on wine.

  
  

  Then the legislators race back to Capitol Hill anxious to being officially breaking their oath to protect and defend The Constitution by drafting and passing patently illegal and insane legislative acts punishing productive citizens.