America is going through two and a half months of turbulent power handover and observers believe it is time to shorten this "lame duck" period.

On October 19, 2015, Canadians voted to end nearly a decade of Conservative leadership and elected a new government run by Justin Trudeau, the leader of the Liberal Party.

Five years earlier, the same event took place in England.

French President Emmanuel Macron won the election on May 7, 2017 and took office just a week later.

The evidence above shows that many of the modern democracies in the world have been transferring power much faster than the US, as Joe Biden had to wait two and a half months to take office after the November 3 election.

The "lame duck" period, the term used to refer to the period of time between the two administrations after the election, is too long for the United States to pose many risks of socio-political instability and riots in the Hills

These two months are too long for President Donald Trump to repeatedly release a series of denial to accept results and accusations of election fraud, which have been referred to as "igniting" the anger of supporters.

During that time, Trump remained the incumbent President and took command of both the federal executive branch and the military, who help defend Capitol Hill.

The Pentagon is said to have been delayed in approving urgent requests to send the National Guard to protect Capitol Hill, but the cause is unknown.

Before being accused of inciting riot that led to a second recall review, Trump spent his post-election period amnesty, reduced sentences to a range of allies and acquaintances, and awarded many awards.

American history has seen many cases of the president coming out of office, making it difficult for his successor during the period of "lame duck".

The idea of a prolonged period of power transition dates back to a time when America was primarily agricultural society, with many lawmakers both politicians and peasants.

The US Congress decided federal elections to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November since 1845, before the ratification of the 20th Amendment.

In addition, the United States at that time did not have the developed railway, aviation, telegraph and Internet systems that could complete the presidential election process quickly.

As the country develops new modes of travel and communication, American law has also changed but to a limited extent.

"The drafters of the 20th Amendment argued that parliament could not meet between election day and January 3, due to travel difficulties during winter and holidays," said the scholar.

However, Millhiser, editor of Vox, thinks that in an era where the president can travel across the country in just a few hours and can contact any potential candidate at any time.

Millhiser was not the first to think of the idea of shortening the "lame duck" phase.

In his 1982 article, Pell cited the Iran hostage crisis, in which both President Jimmy Carter and President-elect Ronald Reagan had no real authority to resolve the situation because they were in a phase.

But the proposal of Pell and Mathias did not achieve the expected result.

Amendments to the Constitution require three-quarters of a consensus in the US state, meaning that any proposed amendment opposed by a major political group in the US is bound to fail.

However, Millhiser argues that the idea to amend the Constitution to abolish the "lame duck" period in US politics is not impossible, especially when Democrats are undergoing two turbulent months of power transfer.

But the reality is that the US Congress may need more time to consult with state election officials and many experts on whether it can speed up the confirmation of election results, before deciding whether to cut it short.

"But obviously a president who is out of office should not have months to take action that would hinder his successor," Millhiser wrote.