Amendment 20

1. The terms of the President and 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.

2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.

3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.

4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.

5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.

6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.

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This amendment of the Constitution set the day for the new president to take office to January 20th. It also said that congress must meet at least once a year, at noon on the 3rd day of January. It also said that if for some reason the president was to die, resign, or be removed from office for any reason the vice president will become president. If for some reason there is no person to take over the presidents place, Congress can elect a new president.
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11/24/2009

November 3, 2009

Merkel addresses joint meeting of Congress

Posted: November 3rd, 2009 11:50 AM ET

WASHINGTON (CNN) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday, telling U.S. lawmakers that the world needs an agreement on global warming.

"Icebergs are melting in the Arctic. In Africa, people become refugees because their environment has been destroyed," she said.

"We need an agreement on one objective: Global warming must not exceed two degrees Celsius."

She said the agreement must be reached at a the climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, next month.

Merkel is the first German chancellor to address a joint meeting of Congress

Thoughts:
Not that global warming isn't an important issue, but I do think that Congress has bigger and better things to be worried about right now. Congress should spend more time meeting about the economy, and trying to stop this health bill Obama is trying to pass.
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11/19/2009

Congress addresses the imminent martial law plan - in private.

by Mr. Charrington on July 10, 2008

Secret meeting in Congress to discuss the imminent martial law. This happened March 13th of 2008. WHY? Congress is expecting the imminent collapse of the U.S. economy sometime in late 2008 and the possibility of “Civil War” in the United States due to the economic collapse. Possibly the most disturbing, “The advance round up of insurgent U.S. citizens that are likely to move against the U.S. Government.” It goes on to project the necessary and unavoidable merger between the U.S. , Canada and Mexico to save the U.S. economy. If this doesn’t motivate you into action then nothing will…. If nothing else watch CSPAN video of Dennis Kucinich asking for the reasons for secret meeting

Thoughts:
I don't think Congress should be able to have closed door meetings, I think that the people have the right to know what is being discussed by their elected government officals. However, why make a big deal about it? The economy was failing way before this date, and look its 2009 almost 2010 yet the US hasn't entered into a civil war like this article says.
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