[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Thoughts...

In an election year, Congress is dissolved by the calendar.
The next Congress convenes when?

What is the state of the Constitution at midnight on January 1?
Article 1 authority?
Article 2 authority?
Article 3 authority?
Article 4...?

What plenary powers can POTUS wield on January 1 *without* oversight/notification/agreement from a non-existent Congress?

Just spitballin’

[wastedyears]

Something happens to the Constitution on January 1st until the next Congress is sworn in?

[greeneyes]

In an election year, Congress is dissolved by the calendar.
The next Congress convenes when?
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According to the XX amendment to the Constitution, the current Congress exists until noon on Jan. 3rd. The new Congress meets at noon on Jan 3rd.