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avebury

(10,952 posts)
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 09:25 AM Feb 2018

Great Question - Does Trump's parade require a parade permit and can

the Mayor of Washington DC deny that permit?


Great twitter response to Trump's demand for a parade:


Dave Rinehart @daverinehart
Replying to @votevets
Can the Mayor of Washington, DC deny him a parade permit? Would be a nice civics lesson to wannabe Dear Leader.#KimJTrump

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Great Question - Does Trump's parade require a parade permit and can (Original Post) avebury Feb 2018 OP
Can the streets and infrastructure of D.C. support tons of military vehicles and equipment? VOX Feb 2018 #1
What About The Cost Of All Of That?..... global1 Feb 2018 #2
M1's can seriously rip up stuff underpants Feb 2018 #4
Ok, how about M1 Abrams balloons and floats? JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2018 #6
Don't forget what the land use to be. Delmette2.0 Feb 2018 #7
Parade permit likely needed from DC police, Capitol Police and National Park Service onenote Feb 2018 #3
And demand a huge down-payment for the street damage. C_U_L8R Feb 2018 #5

VOX

(22,976 posts)
1. Can the streets and infrastructure of D.C. support tons of military vehicles and equipment?
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 09:33 AM
Feb 2018

What about D.C. security, safety, terrorism threats, people-moving, crowd control, seating, toilets, nurse’s stations, food, crowds, media, etc.?

Talk about a half-baked (1/4 baked?) vanity dream!

global1

(25,266 posts)
2. What About The Cost Of All Of That?.....
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 09:37 AM
Feb 2018

What a waste of money - just like the waste of money for a wall.

underpants

(182,868 posts)
4. M1's can seriously rip up stuff
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 09:41 AM
Feb 2018

I saw this mentioned last night. Military hardware is tough on asphalt.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,362 posts)
6. Ok, how about M1 Abrams balloons and floats?
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 10:31 AM
Feb 2018

Maybe Macy's can underwrite the cost of the parade. Get some military-academy-high-school bands and some Las Vegas chorus lines and the president should be entertained.

As long as they salute him, bow down to him, as they pass his very presidential (you wouldn't believe how presidential it will be) reviewing stand.

Delmette2.0

(4,169 posts)
7. Don't forget what the land use to be.
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 11:13 AM
Feb 2018

DC is built on swamp land. Could all the heavy equipment damage the infrastructure under the streets?

onenote

(42,748 posts)
3. Parade permit likely needed from DC police, Capitol Police and National Park Service
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 09:39 AM
Feb 2018

And if he wants to go forward with the parade, he'll get the permits he needs.

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