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brooklynite

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3. Article XX, Section 1

Reply to LakeArenal (Original post)

Thu Oct 15, 2020, 11:22 AM

Oct 2020

AMENDMENT XX
Passed by Congress March 2, 1932. Ratified January 23, 1933.

Note: Article I, section 4, of the Constitution was modified by section 2 of this amendment. In addition, a portion of the 12th amendment was superseded by section 3.

Section 1.
The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

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Is it Constitutional that we have to wait until Jan 20? [View all] LakeArenal Oct 2020 OP

Yes. roamer65 Oct 2020 #1

The constitution was written in the days of horse and buggy. Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #2

Article XX, Section 1 brooklynite Oct 2020 #3

By the 20th amendment, yes. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2020 #4

Thanks for a short answer. And your opinion LakeArenal Oct 2020 #18

Constitution originally specified March - would you prefer that? lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #5

Just a question? Geez... LakeArenal Oct 2020 #8

I got it wrong anyway. Sorry. No date was set in the Constitution; was set by statute... lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #10

It is an odd question, though. PTWB Oct 2020 #11

It's easy to ignore my question as well. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #13

"Do people sometimes wear socks?" PTWB Oct 2020 #16

"A lot to unpack here." Codeine Oct 2020 #22

You mean, to put him in custody? jmowreader Oct 2020 #6

Not that hard of a thing to just look up Maru Kitteh Oct 2020 #7

No not. It's about the discussion. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #9

What discussion? PTWB Oct 2020 #12

It's a very short document. Codeine Oct 2020 #14

Geez.... get off you high horse. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #17

Reading the Constitution is a "high horse" position? Codeine Oct 2020 #19

Your condescension is noted. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #21

"Superior?" Codeine Oct 2020 #23

Good for you. You seem nice too LakeArenal Oct 2020 #25

You seem keen on not discussing it with two comments to my question. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #15

What's to discuss? Codeine Oct 2020 #20

Seven folks are able to address the question without your negativity. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #24

Answering "yes" is negativity? This discussion is awesome, it's like a Monty python skit unblock Oct 2020 #26

This is amazing. Codeine Oct 2020 #27

No you are amazing. Yet you can't just let it go. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #28

Be completely and totally honest here... PTWB Oct 2020 #29

I mean no disrespect, but how did you not know this? Polybius Oct 2020 #30

Yes. MineralMan Oct 2020 #31

At least it's not March 4 anymore Retrograde Oct 2020 #32