Amendment XX

Section 1

The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the twentieth day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the third day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

Section 2

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the third day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.

Section 3

If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President-elect shall have died, the Vice President-elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President-elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President-elect nor a Vice President-elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.

Section 4

The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.

Section 5

Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.

Section 6

This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.

My Opinion: This Amendment is pretty cut and dry stuff in my opinion. These are not controversial topics, they are just rules that officials have to follow. With this Amendment, no matter what there is no confusion or mix up of any of the dates. It is all set in stone with no need to be changed. Also it states the procession of offices if a death ever occurred. Knowing that we have done this before, America has bounced back willingly. People just need to remember that when electing a President, that his Vice President could some day be the President of the United States.

Barack Obama Oath of Office

My Opinion: This inauguration was done at noon on January 20th just like the Amendment states. Even though President Barack Obama messed up a little bit, everything worked out and he was sworn into office smoothly.

20th Amendment and Succession Act of 1947

My Opinion: This video clear as day lists the order of procession if the Vice President would ever to die. It is important to have this already in place so in time of a crises it is already laid out and there is no thinking process and everything ruins smoothly.