Politics: FYI: The 20th Amendment was meant to stop lame-duck sessions
- problem Throughout history, Congress has actually tried to get things done during lame-duck sessions, which was always controversial.
- solution The Depression-era 20th Amendment changed the end date of Congress from March to early January to stop lame-duck sessions.
- problem The amendment, however, didn’t account for the proliferation of airplane travel – meaning that Congress could meet in December. source