Wed Feb 6, 2008 — by Shira Gregory

On This Day: The 20th Amendment

... because you haven't heard enough about the Electoral Process this week

Yeah, so we've all been completely inundated with political coverage on this Super Tuesday week. But if we're gonna do this right, it should be noted that today in 1933, the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect.

The Amendment reduced the time between Presidential and Congressional elections and the beginning of the elected officials' terms. Originally, there were four months between the final election tally and the beginning of a newly elected official's term, due to the time required to get your business in order and travel to Washington, D.C.

On a related note, this is also the week after James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes, the original Captain America’s sidekick, grabbed a gun and a new costume and became the new Captain America! How does that relate to the 20th Amendment, you ask? Well, the connection should be clear - and if it isn't, the terrorists have already won.

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