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.
I had hope until Jan 6th…
The American population is beyond stupid
And American Mass Media is North Korea style garbage
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???
If the tables were turned the Republicans would do something about this. Someone in the opposition should do something. They would never let this stand. We should not either.
Wouldn’t the State of Kentucky ie the state govenment/Governor have standing to get the courts involved to force disclosure of McConnell’s alive-ness?
Corrupt
My god, he’s still grifting after he’s dead.
I was watching a video from Boebert and she was blaming the Republican staffers for something that was going on. That and this got me thinking what if the staffers are keeping all the old people in power as some sort of proxy kabal. If a staffer is on a billionaires payroll it’s essentially that person voting.
I am exhausted about this.
One, you can’t. Something about a hippopotamus.
But, aside from that, that man is dead. They’ll not announce it until after his term is up in 2027.
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).
Basic questions like “is he alive?”
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.
If the news of his death breaks on Aug 4th you know it was a scam.
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’m out of the loop. Why August 4th?
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.
*crime
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.
It would be a fitting end to his political career if he is fillibustering his own obituary.
Hey governor of Kentucky, hold that special election please?
Nah, better yet just unilaterally appoint a (D) replacement, as laid out in the state constitution. The law “requiring” a special election is unconstitutional.
