What is National Lame Duck Day?
National Lame Duck Day, February 6th, commemorates the ratification of the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution or the Lame Duck Amendment.
"Lame duck" was a term used to describe stockbrokers in 1700s England who were unable to pay off their debts. Since being bankrupt, the name was changed to those in company that would continue to do business even as being bankrupt.
A lame duck is a person currently holding a political office who has either: a lame duck or a person with either: a lame duck is a person currently serving a political office in politics who has either:
- In a re-election bid, the candidate lost a re-election bid
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