On Dec 23, 11:01 am, CL <flot...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Declan Murphy wrote:
> > Maybe, its a shame the transition is so long, I don't know of any
> > country where the transistion to a new executive takes many months.
>
> It is based upon the amount of time required by a horse-drawn wagon
> carrying the new Administration to traverse the country to Washington
> D.C.  There used to be problems with snow, floods, and Indians, not
> necessarily in that order.  Inauguration Day used to be March 4 but, due
> to such mod cons as the telegraph and steam locomotives that ran almost
> on time, they moved it back to January 20 after WWII.

I can't see any reason why it couldn't be done within 48 hours of the
election, the way it is in every other developed country with a
democratic system. The only problem might be the sheer number of
appointees the US system seems to involve.