Every four years we the people elect a president we believe will do right by us, but this year it did not go as the people wanted. An issue arose in Florida that would be the key to who won in this presidential race, but the US Supreme Court decided that Texas Governor Bush was the victor. Who did the people really vote for? For now we don't know, but with time we will know the truth.

As time proceeded people were already talking about protesting the Presidential Inauguration. What was a day of celebration and shows of power in DC for Bush as he took the Oval Office, was a day of protesting for thousands of people from different parts of the United States.

Since the early morning hours till late after noon, legions of angry democrats joined an excess of radical direct action groups in the streets. Barricades were broken and bleachers overturned as people expressed their fright at the fate of social justice under the incoming administration. This fright seemed to be reflected in the faces of Bush supporters as they encountered demonstrators in the streets through the windows of stretch limos (CNN ALLPOLITICS).

On the TV screen, George W. Bush was sworn in as the new president. As he re

This type of non-violent protest is more of symbolic interaction and an action system where many different people are protesting the fact that George W. Bush actually won the Presidential election. People of all kinds of races, old, and young get together to make themselves be heard. There were different types of organizations protesting at the inauguration for different reasons, but the one thing they were all sure of is that they do not want George W. Bush in the Oval Office. This protest by the people aims as a purpose to which sets up a system of opportunities and constraints.

CNN ALLPOLITICS. (2001, January 20). Protestors Line Up Inaugural

Bush Inauguration In D.C. J20. [Online]. Available: http://dc.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=4514.

We know that for the next four years, the people will have to put up with Bush's conservative policies, but these protestors sent a clear message to him that day. Together with thousands of others, they showed him that they aren't just going to shut up now that he's in the White House, they are going to fight him every step of the way.

DeLaine, L. S. (2001 January). Inauguration 2001. [Online].

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Washington Post On Politics. (2001, January 20). Dispatches from the

They got off the subway at Metro Center and made their way to Freedom Plaza, which, was blocked off by jersey walls with police check points the only way to get through. All around them was a swarm of angry young people holding signs, shouting, and handing out leaflets. The bleachers where

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