Lame ducks

Lots of folks are being alerted to the possibility of congress passing lots of stuff during their lame duck session (assuming the R's take over the house). But further study finds a loophole that will squash those designs:

There are now six unelected members of the U.S. Senate; they represent Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, New York, and West Virginia. The rules governing the seating of senators elected to replace appointed senators are left to the states in the 17th amendment. New York’s law specifies the date the new senator takes office as January 3, so Kirsten Gillibrand will still be a senator in a potential lame-duck session, regardless of the outcome of her election bid. The other five states, however, all have laws that indicate the election winners may be seated immediately following their election — in time for the lame-duck session.

You can be assured the D's will fight tooth and nail against the sill of the people.

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