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[Brian Scarano]

Lamewas formerly common as a descriptor of any person or animal lacking full use of a part of the body and especially a limb. Over the course of the 20th century, however, numerous disparaging uses of lame became common, making the neutral medical uses as applied to people increasingly offensive. Lame is no longer applied to people in medical contexts, and the disparaging uses, as in "a lame excuse," "he's so lame," "a lame party," and "lame jokes," are occasionally considered to be offensive as well. The use of lame in reference to animals remains common and is not usually regarded as offensive.

In recent weeks, the lame-duck president has issued a rapid flurry of pardons to allies, friends and fellow Republicans, including full pardons to some who pleaded guilty to lying to federal law enforcement during the Russia investigation.

The analysis does not consider reelections or transitions between leaders within the same party, because the risk of anti-democratic actions or abuses of lame-duck power in those scenarios is relatively low.

When Congress is in session after a November election and before the beginning of the new Congress, it is known as a "lame-duck session." Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution (1933), new Congresses convened in December of odd-numbered years, allowing the post-election Congress to meet and pass legislation for more than a year. The 1933 Amendment changed the convening date for a new Congress to January 3 of odd-numbered years, shortening the time between an election and the beginning of the next Congress to just two months. Since that time, Congress has met in lame-duck session to conclude urgent or unfinished business.

We had not carried a bread lame prior to this one because at the time, we were unable to find one that we liked. They were either over-priced or disposable. To work well, the blade needs to be extremely sharp, so a replaceable blade was a necessary feature of an acceptable lame. We also wanted to carry a lame that was reasonably priced. So we made our own (since then, some new premium lames have been released that we feel are good, if still a bit pricey).

This was my first purchase from breadtopia. I loved that it was test kitchen approved, but I had to test it out myself. It is an excellent tool, and not too pricy. My loaves look beautiful and I am very happy with this lame!

Wonderful tool. Used it yesterday to score my bread in a decorative pattern and the loaf looks gorgeous. I dusted it with a light coating of rice flour and the contrast between the dark and light is absolutely attractive.. Thanks Breadtopia for prompt delivery of such an excellet tool.

Just used this for the first time and WOW! What a wonderful difference this tool makes, perfect slashes on my bread. After trying many other knives, etc. this is it! Buy this, you will be happy you did.

It has a nice feel, it is a great value and helps support a company that has been super responsive and seems passionate about helping us bake better bread! I got perfect scores that took the loaves to a new level.

I have not yet tried this, but it appears in the video that the blade is being put on incorrectly, thus causing the blade to curve. The lame has a slight curve at the end, if the blade was put on the other way, it would be straight.

Lame duck is the last opportunity for lawmakers to pass legislation before their terms technically ends. Any bill that has not yet passed must be signed into law by the end of the year, otherwise the bill dies and must be reintroduced next term. Sometimes, the legislation has been in the works and is ready to come to a vote. Other times, it can be nefarious, as lawmakers are able to quickly rush through controversial legislation with less attention from the public. For Ohio specifically, the chaos during lame duck is unnecessary. Gerrymandering in our state allowed Republican lawmakers to maintain their supermajorities. Those in power now have plenty of time to do their due diligence and thoughtfully ponder these bills with adequate public input beginning next year.

Despite the passage of Issue 1, an amendment to enshrine cash bail in the Ohio Constitution, the fight for true bail reform is not over. A bipartisan group of lawmakers developed HB 315, a broadly supported bill that centers public safety and goes a long way to ending wealth-based detention. Over the next several weeks, lawmakers have the opportunity to mitigate the harms of Issue 1, and get Ohio one step closer to a pretrial system that centers justice for all, not just the wealthy.

The first of which is HB 454. HB 454, which already has a lame duck hearing scheduled, is a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in Ohio. This bill would allow politicians to make personal healthcare decisions that should belong to transgender youth, their families, and their doctors. Take action and tell your legislator to reject this bill. Trans people belong in Ohio.

As lame duck heats up, it is important to remember that the only predictable thing about any lame duck session is that it will be unpredictable. Things move quickly, and while we might think we have an idea of what is coming, anything can happen. Our team will be keeping a close eye on anything and everything moving in the Statehouse and we are ready to fight on all fronts to protect the civil rights and liberties of all Ohioans.

Congress in the modern era first began using lame-duck sessions to legislate when it ran out of time during its regular session, or to address emergencies. But increasingly, Members have planned on taking up controversial issues during lame-duck sessions in order to avoid explaining their votes to the electorate. In short, a new norm has been created in which congressional leaders view lame-duck sessions as critical to completing the regular work of Congress. This practice undermines the ability of the American people to hold their representatives accountable because it allows Members to deliberately postpone unpopular decisions until after their constituents cast their votes.

To avoid the representational breakdown that occurs in lame-duck sessions when policy outcomes may be contrary to the will of the people, Congress should complete its work before the November elections. This will enable voters to accurately assess the record of their elected representatives, thereby ensuring that Members are held accountable for policy outcomes. Failure to do so has important implications for the legitimacy of any decisions made during a lame-duck session. Without accountability, representative government does not work.

The routine practice today of delaying the consideration of controversial issues until a lame-duck session has important implications for representative government because it devalues the role played by elections. It is more difficult for the people to hold their elected representatives accountable for the decisions they make during such sessions.

Lame-duck sessions present a moral hazard because they violate the first condition and make it more difficult to meet the second. First, they create an environment in which Members of Congress who will not seek re-election, and who have already been replaced by the voters, can still make policy decisions. For example, new laws can be passed and judges confirmed for lifetime appointments by Members who were rejected by their voters just a few weeks earlier. This undermines the ability of the people to control the government because these representatives are no longer accountable to their constituents.

Second, lame-duck sessions make it more difficult for the people to assign responsibility for particular policy outcomes. The last-minute consideration of massive omnibus legislation that did not go through the regular order makes it more difficult for voters to understand what role their representative played in the outcome. In addition, voters will not have the opportunity to hold their representatives accountable for the decisions they make in the lame-duck session until two years later at the end of the next Congress. Finally, decisions made during lame-duck sessions compete with the end-of-year holiday season for popular attention. This reduction in accountability combines with the desire of Members to return home to spend holidays with their family and friends, and creates an opaque environment where congressional leaders can pursue policy outcomes opposed by the American people with less concern about the consequences of doing so.

After the Constitution was ratified, the Confederation Congress set March 4, 1789, as the official date on which the new federal government would commence proceedings. Accordingly, the terms for the first Members of the House and Senate would also begin on that date. The new Congress did not convene until months after the elections because communications and transportation technologies were limited. It simply took a long time for most of the new Members to travel to Washington, DC. Traveling from Charleston, South Carolina, to Washington, DC, in 1800 would take approximately a week and a half. Such a trip could only begin once the affairs of the newly elected Member were in order.[9]

As a consequence of this act, the terms of successive Representatives and Senators would also begin on March 4 of each odd-numbered year thereafter and would last until March 4 of the following odd-numbered year. Under this arrangement, each new Congress would typically convene for its first session as prescribed by the Constitution on the first Monday in December of an odd-numbered year, 13 months after its Members were elected in November of the previous even-numbered year. This first session would usually last until the summer of the following even-numbered year, at which point Congress would adjourn until its next constitutionally prescribed meeting time (on the first Monday in December of that year). But at the point when Congress reconvened for its last session, its successor would have already been elected that November. As a result, the last session of each Congress was a lame duck because it would continue until the next Congress officially began on March 4 of the following odd-numbered year.[10]

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