I agree with your sentiment. But there has to be an orderly transition. We can't be presidentless from early November to Jan 20.
Yeah, I’ve thought about that too. I don’t think it’s a problem with Congress, which frequently leaves town for weeks at a time. Swear the new ones in in December instead of January if you want. But there’s always a President, even when he’s on vacation, so that’s a little more thorny. Maybe no EO’s after election day, or new ones require Congressional approval (with the new term Congress). I believe there already is a Congressional approval procedure for EO’s, but you never hear about it. Either they’re approving them in bulk once a year with no debate, or it’s only a veto power; if they don’t do anything it’s assumed to be valid.