If the news of his death breaks on Aug 4th you know it was a scam.
Abusing the electoral process to further a fascist agenda is how he wanted to go out
The entire position of this government is, "oh yeah, well what are YOU gonna do about it? I am in charge here" Real corpo leadership mentality.
If Gov. Beshear has any balls or patriotism whatsoever, he'll appoint a replacement on August 3 in any circumstance short of McConnell actually being present in the Congress building.
Gov should get in a car and drive to the hospital for an in person confirmation.
Too simple for this reality, i know.
I already know it's a scam. The only thing I'll find out in the future is what kind of scam it is.
I think you’ve perfectly described modern life
They really are going for it, I'm impressed
I'm out of the loop. Why August 4th?
Before August 4: Governor runs a special election and seat gets filled that way.
After August 4: seat remains vacant until new senator is elected in generals and new crop of senators gets sworn in.
Republicans are fairly certain they would lose a special election. It doesn't seem they are too confident on keeping the seat in November, either.
For them, an empty seat for 5 months is better than one filled by a D.
This, poetically, being brought to us by the same shmuck who held up replacing Alitos seat, and countless others in lower federal courts in Obama's last term because it was "too close to an election"....a problem that didn't occur for AC(a)B when RBG died at the worst possible time (even closer to an election!), effectively nullifying her whole career.
even closer to an election!
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed on October 25, 2020. Early voting was already open in a number of States and ballots had already been cast. So technically her confirmation hearing happened during an ongoing election, not just closer to one.
GOP already does not want to acknowledge any voting outside of that one specific Tuesday during mostly working hours.
I don't remember all the details, but for the past years Republicans have stripped away lots of powers of their Democratic governor. And somewhere in there, they also had a rule change that doesn't allow a special election if it's so many months away from a regular election. So basically if they run out the clock, the governor can't hold a special election to replace McConnell.
Edit: I dug up an article
Been saying this for weeks, even after the "proof of life" came out.
His body is being held somewhere secure. If he was dead at a hospital it would have 100% been leaked.
He's "legally" alive, so the risk on saying he's dead is technically slander.
He is not in any shape to perform his duties (or really any duties but existing on a technicality). This is yet another loophole being exploited that needs to be addressed. Likely in the future because this admin sure won't address it.
He's dead & they are 100% committing fraud by continuing to receive a pay check a month after the fact.
Beshear should appoint a replacement & let the GOP deal with the fallout.
This. Appoint his replacement and then let them prove he’s alive.
This. Appoint his replacement and then let them prove he’s alive
Great! Who is in charge of doing this?
Terrified Dems like Garland who never do anything with the power we give them.
Ok so it'll never happen. Got it.
That would fall on Beshear, the governor of Kentucky. (If it happens before August 4th)
You might want to read up on why the Kentucky GOP is stalling, before you jump in with uninformed comments.
He's probably "technically" alive thanks to an IV infusion of pure malice and a bunch of machines they'll unplug on August 4.
Even if that is the case, which I highly doubt, that means he can't do his job & needs to be replaced.
His job as a member of the GOP is to obstruct progress as much as possible. He's still doing that from beyond the grave.
Mitch the bitch would have loved all this stonewalling if he were still alive.
He’s 💀💯.
Surely its illegal to lie about an elected official’s alive/unalive status?
Oh wait, it’s the fascist/GOP party.
It's precisely because they know it's illegal that they aren't saying anything. If they don't overtly lie and just refuse to talk, they won't obviously open themselves up to prosecution by a later administration (in theory, though I am sure a motivated prosecutor will be able to make a case either way).
It's because Mitch McConnell is dead, and the Republican MO in all things is treachery.
Not one journalist in the entire country is capable of finding the truth about what's going on. Pathetic.
Serious question: what is stopping Beshear from calling for a special election right now? Like seriously.
“The people of the great state of Kentucky have been without proper representation in the senate for over a month. Since Mitch McConnell has abandoned his post as Senator I am calling a special election for his replacement immediately.”
Make them PROVE he is still alive.
The sad part about all this is that Americans are still going to see the Republican party as a viable political entity instead of the fascist traitors they are.
MITCH MCCONNELL IS DEAD
BECAUSE HES FUCKING DEAD AND US REPUBLICANS ARE CRIMINALS.
MOST OF ALL THE PEDO FELON IN CHIEF
This may be a time to put "U.S." I was confused at first.
And the Dem just sits patiently waiting. Fucking appoint a replacement.
Normally I'd say this is the realm of conspiracy theories, but updating the people that a US senator is supposed to be actively leading on his basic ability to represent them is such a low bar to achieve that suddenly it all smells fishy.
If a senator is absent, their vote should not count. Period. It is not deferred, and nobody can vote on their behalf. It is straight up not counted.
This is what Republicans want for midterm and presidential voting, so why does it not apply to senetors?
This would incentivise them to elect healthy people and quickly replace people who can not do their job.
Can we please have age limits. Senators shouldn’t be dying of old age in office. You can’t run after the age of 70
He’s not dead. I think he’s probably braindead and in a vegetative state. They’re keeping his comatose body alive until next month to get past the special election deadline. That’s why his wife flew off to China, so she’s not in the country to issue a “pull the plug” order.
It's 2026 and you can't even be sure which US government members are alive and which are dead
The turtle fuck is dead! And the Pedo Party is hiding this so they don't potentially lose the seat. They want to hold out until the 3rd. Why the fuck are we letting them???
We put Mitch in a box and as long as we don't open the box we are not sure how he's doing. Additionally we added a feature where you can shake this box for a vote.
Gee what will happen to paychecks/health care of McConnell's staff if McConnell dies ?
Yea he's definitely dead.
yes, they dont want to be held to account for lying about it. If he was alive they would 100% just attest to it.
Moscow Mitch will continue to fuck over Kentucky. Zero sympathy, they voted for the shitbag.
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