January 20th<\/sup> is just nine days from the writing of this post. That day and the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris cannot come soon enough. A Democratically controlled Senate cannot come soon enough.<\/p>\n For now, however, take a deep breath. Try to stay calm and hope that the days between now and the inauguration won\u2019t spew forth anything more shocking than what we\u2019ve already experienced in the past four years. The list of shocks and insults to the American soul is long and shameful: The daily onslaught of self-serving lies that has cost America its reputation and Americans their lives and livelihoods. The lawlessness. The denials, institutional chaos, and irresponsibility in the face of a deadly pandemic. And, of course, the violent, tragically predictable result of the accumulation of all of those lies and deceptions on the never-to-be-forgotten storming on January 6 of the Capitol Building and the devastating loss of life on that day.<\/p>\n But the day before inauguration day, a less publicized, but equally important event, will take place. The January 19th<\/sup> event is intended to begin a process to right the wrongs of the Trump administration\u2019s depraved abdication of its solemn duty to recognize and remember those Americans who died of COVID-19 on their watch and to acknowledge the grief of their loved ones.<\/p>\n