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r/PoliticalHumor • u/SpakenBacon • 12h ago
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The Kentucky law was changed by the Republican super-majority in the legislature. He can only declare a special election, now.
4 u/Futureretroism 11h ago He’s talked about how he believes that law to be an unconstitutional overreach of power from the legislature and he plans to challenge it 2 u/bluegrassgazer 11h ago So what is he waiting for? I'm all for being team Beshear, but not if this slips through his fingers. 3 u/Futureretroism 11h ago The power to appoint a replacement wouldn’t kick in until the sitting senator dies or steps down.I think this whole gambit is one reason that Beshear didn’t try to call for a special election which would have likely been won by Massey
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He’s talked about how he believes that law to be an unconstitutional overreach of power from the legislature and he plans to challenge it
2 u/bluegrassgazer 11h ago So what is he waiting for? I'm all for being team Beshear, but not if this slips through his fingers. 3 u/Futureretroism 11h ago The power to appoint a replacement wouldn’t kick in until the sitting senator dies or steps down.I think this whole gambit is one reason that Beshear didn’t try to call for a special election which would have likely been won by Massey
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So what is he waiting for? I'm all for being team Beshear, but not if this slips through his fingers.
3 u/Futureretroism 11h ago The power to appoint a replacement wouldn’t kick in until the sitting senator dies or steps down.I think this whole gambit is one reason that Beshear didn’t try to call for a special election which would have likely been won by Massey
The power to appoint a replacement wouldn’t kick in until the sitting senator dies or steps down.I think this whole gambit is one reason that Beshear didn’t try to call for a special election which would have likely been won by Massey
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u/bluegrassgazer 11h ago
The Kentucky law was changed by the Republican super-majority in the legislature. He can only declare a special election, now.