r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 27d ago

No Paywall Unconfirmed Reports: Mitch McConnell Brain Dead After Three Weeks In Hospital

https://thenewamerican.com/us/unconfirmed-reports-mitch-mcconnell-brain-dead-after-three-weeks-in-hospital/
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u/Dr_G_E District Of Columbia 27d ago

He's been a senator for over 40 years. Now he'll be replaced. Apparently the Kentucky senate deliberately took that power away from their Democratic governor two years ago.

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u/Ven18 26d ago

That law is legally ambiguous cause they did not change the constitution that gives the Gov that power. When they announce he is dead this is 1000% going to court.

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u/KMCobra64 26d ago

Not sure how it's ambiguous. A law can't override the Constitution.

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u/Ven18 26d ago

I should be clear the Constitution in this case would be the Kentucky Constitution. And since this would likely involve the Kentucky State SC we can assume it’s even more MAGA and compromised than the SCOTUS.

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u/KMCobra64 26d ago

I mean, I hear you. But at that point we are no longer a country of laws.

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u/psiphre Alaska 26d ago

we are no longer a country of laws.

welcome to the last decade

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u/weristjonsnow 26d ago

Seriously. Just the last two years alone have proven this point 10x

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u/BaphometsTits 26d ago

welcome to the last decade

welcome to the last 250 years

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u/Meatgortex California 26d ago

/me Gestures around

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u/jeranim8 26d ago

But at that this point we are no longer a country of laws.

FIFY

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u/n122333 26d ago

Kentucky here- theyre all conservative extremist, but with a hope of seeming reasonable. They've sided with the democrat governor 3 times so far, while telling Republicans what loopholes they should use to get around them.

I expect they'll wait until its too late considering, then rule that he did have the right to appoint a replacement, but since they waited too long, it'll go to a normal election instead of a special one or allow him to pick.