In most democratic countries, the transition from one leader to another happens as soon as the votes are tabulated. Near the end of World War II (the Allies were still actively fighting Japan), Winston Churchill was voted out of office. His successor, Clement Atlee, immediately took Churchill’s place at the Potsdam Conference alongside Harry Truman and Joseph Stalin.
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Unfortunately, that isn’t how we do things in the U.S. There are more than 10 weeks between Election Day and Inauguration Day, which gives the losing side in the election far too much time to operate as a “lame duck” government.
Right now, some on the left talk about Trump-proofing the federal government by ramming through a bunch of bad policies in the weeks before he takes
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