I generally agree with everything you wrote. I personally hope you are right and any planned protests occur peacefully and well away from the actual ceremony. It is the “guerrilla” protesters who do not intend to obey the rules that worry me.
You would think that a Congress member would shy away from doing anything to aid such a disruption. However, the level of bitterness being expressed this long after the election by hardcore Left Democrats (admittedly a small number) is unprecedented and collusion between one of them and a willing protest group remains possible. All that is required to accomplish the disruption is for admitted, well dressed attendees to periodically stand up and begin shouting at the top of his or her lungs during the speech. Suddenly, the news of the day will be protests and disruption.
Of course, one must also not exclude the other possible disruptive event at such large gatherings: the terror attack. While screenings and security will be tight within the controlled admission area, very little precludes an attack on the queueing crowds gathering outside them. Prime locations for multiple “Lone Wolf” attacks. As the club shooting attack last night demonstrated, these murderers will readily adopt disguise to gain entrance to target venues.
At this point I’d like to see DC or the feds do like the NYPD and block every intersection with huge dump trucks. They may do just that ... it’s cheap enough and been successful for NYC both at the T’giving Day parade and now NYE @ Times Square ... both just lovely soft targets for a suicide mission.
Look @ the 1.22-1.23 mark of this tape for a visual on the crowd. That’s the dignitary end. The ‘masses’ are as packed in for city blocks back from the Capitol. Then again at 1:25 mark they refer to SIX (6) layers of security the public had to go thru to get into the Mall below the Capitol. I can’t imagine it hasn’t gotten a LOT tighter since 2001. Still, keep your fingers crossed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48xxcUvdoN0