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.
That’s not corpo leadership, it’s fascist dictatorship (which many corpo leaders also aspire to be).
Not much difference in my experience, except for the kind of uniform worn.
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.
Or integrity
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.
They also seem to only want to count ballots until the end of the day. Anything after midnight shouldn’t count. Because those are mostly the rural votes, because the population is so much smaller, the counting is a lot faster.
Shit thanks for sharing this. So post August 4 is highly likely then I imagine.
3rd of August is the actual deadline date. So 4th of August or later.
She was a bitch for not stepping down WWII l when Obama could have replaced her. This whole fucking SC situation is partly her fault
Seriously. She she strived so hard to be a strong, unyielding feminist, that she ended up dieing as a stubborn bitch.
It’s really the shittiest part of the whole thing. Like she spent her life as a champion of women’s rights and feminism, but ironically, her only real legacy is that she didn’t step aside when given the opportunity. That one act (ultimately, saying ‘no’ to a man) in the long term, will have ended up erasing most (if not all) of what she accomplished.
The fact that her replacement that is undoing it is a younger and objectively hotter woman, chosen by the ultimate chauvinist, is just the icing on the irony cake.
That poor woman. The forces exerted by her rotating corpse could boil enough water to power a hundred datacenters.
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
Multiple articles have stated in 2024 changes to state law requires a special election to fill a vacant Senate seat. Before that, a 2021 law allowed the political party holding the seat to submit three names for the governor to choose from, rather than leaving the selection solely to the governor. Political experts cited in the report say timing requirements mean the window to call a special election would be tight, with an estimated cutoff of Aug. 3 based on candidate filing and notice deadlines. It’s why if it’s announced Aug 4th it’d would have been weekend at Bernie’s essentially and why people are calling on Governor Bashear to just call a special election to force their hand.
It’s worth noting that the laws the other people are mentioning are just state laws and therefore do not supersede Kentucky’s state constitution, which gives Beshear the power to simply appoint a replacement. Including a Democrat, if he wants.
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.
*crime
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.
You’re showing your ass
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.
I think you’ve got him here on a technicality.
No so much ‘beyond’ as ‘suspended above’ imo.
We miss a few days, even in some cases with a doctor’s note, and most of us would be on the hook for our jobs. Our supposed “representatives” can fuck off for months and still get a salary and job security.
We aren’t angry enough. Yet another reform to throw on the pile once we dig out of Hell and get back to ground zero.
Im pretty sure countries have had revolutions with less provocation than the American people are currently facing
Mitch the bitch would have loved all this stonewalling if he were still alive.
Oh boy you really nailed it. This is 100% him isn’t it.
I have my doubts.
If I understand right, Mitch (still a PoS person) was increasingly hating MAGA and Trump. If he actually was alive to have a say, he would probably support doing the special election just as a fuck you to MAGA.
He might have hated MAGA but he rightly perceived that it is the only thing keeping the right wing going in this country. That’s the thing with Republicants who “hate” MAGA: they never hate it more than they hate the left.
Or the poors, or the brown people, or the non-Christofascists
Dems fall in love, Republicans fall in line. Though these days it seems like that’s reversing.
It would be a fitting end to his political career if he is fillibustering his own obituary.
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.
Why is that, it seems crazy? Where the fuck is Jon Stewart now hounding McConnell to do the right thing in person?
Where’s Lois Lane when ya need her?
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.
Cowardice.
Serious question: what is stopping Beshear from calling for a special election right now? Like seriously.
The fact that he’s a pussy.
Heather Cox Richardson (historian) talked about this in her politics chat today; she seems to think it’s a combination of a) likely legal quagmire b) with no major benefit given congress will soon be out of session and c) turtle holds a couple of really powerful positions, while he’s out the republicans are hampered.
lack of testicular or ovarian fortitude. Some reporter should ask him if his balls are in a jar where we could actually verify that they exist. Lets just put the rumors to rest.
His future political aspirations.
Alive and capable of representing KY
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.
Removed by mod
I think that’s going to be inevitable at this point.
Removed by mod
Are you saying i should vote for some commie, socialist, shia law wanting, gay, transgender, abortion on demand wanting, atheist, clearly not the right shade of white Democrat?
Perish the thought
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.
Its a genuine conspiracy to commit fraud, treason, etc
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.
I want unhealthy people to get elected too! The problem isn’t that he’s unhealthy, it’s that he’s cheating. The more we allow delegated voting as a matter of policy, the better represented we’ll be.
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
I mean I agree even for Bernie. He should be living a chill life of retirement not continuing to deal with… gestures at everything
Even for him.
I like him. I don’t always agree with him, but I think he’s one of the few that really gives a shit and actually walks what he talks and I deeply respect that. I value the perspective that comes with age too. But it’s time for age limits, man. It’s past time.
Agreed, he’s a rare exception.
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.
He’s been braindead for decades, so it’s probably just hard to tell
It’s 2026 and you can’t even be sure which US government members are alive and which are dead
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