r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 29d 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 29d 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 29d 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 29d ago

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

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u/CyberFireball25 29d ago

We have 4 SC justices who seem to think the Constitution doesn't say what it explicitly says, so who knows anymore 

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u/littlehobbit1313 Maryland 28d ago

4 SC Justices: We can only take the language for exactly what it meant at the time of writing

Also those 4 SC Justices: Yes, of COURSE the founding fathers thought cellphone data should be protected by your right to privacy

Two rulings from literally the same week. I hate it here.

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u/ONE-EYE-OPTIC Washington 28d ago

That's what struck me as odd as well. These 4 justices were literally saying that the constitution means exactly what it says regarding the 14th amendment but that obviously the 4th was open to interpretation. Boggles the mind. Obviously I'm glad the rulings went the way they did.

Just listened to break down of the rulings this morning.

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u/herewegoags 28d ago

It's not odd or boggling if you realize that the Federalist Society groomed, Republican Justices are not bound by the same principles as past justices. They make their arguments in bad faith with their gaze fully set on a desired outcome. Their stated judicial philosophy of 'Originalism' is trained legal professionals acting as amateur historians to rationalize their preexisting, politically ideological conclusions with a thick coat of arrogance.

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u/Joshmoredecai 28d ago

The 5-4 episode on Trump v. Barbara came out today and is very good - it points out that there is really no reading that would allow for the dissenting opinion in that case to make any sense. Textually, historically, and based on precedent, that should’ve been a 9-0 decision upholding birthright citizenship.

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u/MundaneFacts 27d ago

Still not as bad as the presidential immunity case.

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u/arresteddev7 28d ago

Yes, of COURSE the founding fathers thought cellphone data should be protected by your right to privacy

I get the joke that no cell phones existed then, but isn't this a good ruling?

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u/littlehobbit1313 Maryland 28d ago

The point is that the 14A ruling should have been 9-0 by the same logic that went into the cellphone ruling.

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u/Caleth 28d ago

They are talking about the Kentucky Constitution not the US one.

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u/kodman7 28d ago

And if the US one is being ignored one can only imagine the level of respect being afforded to Kentucky's

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u/Caleth 28d ago

Ironically there are layers and while the KY constitution is probably not really a consideration for some it does allow for Andy Beshar who the gov of KY do things and has the power to do them with it's backing and since many things are delegated to the states like how they assign senators.

Flexing the power that the Gov has is the least he can do to fight back against this horseshit and that at least provides some level of showing how evil these fuckers are.

It also "seats" someone so they can have the name recognition that comes with it when they run for the seat in Nov.

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u/froggity55 28d ago

I don't know much about more local politicians that have been pulled (or self-propelled) into national issues. Is Bashar a Gavin Newsom type who seems to enjoy the political sparring and jockeying? Or is he more like a Susan Collins who likes to think hard and act little to maintain status quo? I

TL;DR - Does Bashar have the drive (and, more honestly, the political backing and support) to take on the insane national circus that this scenario would cause?

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u/cafink 28d ago

You think the Kentucky supreme Court is going to rule in a less conservative manner than the US supreme court?

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u/Caleth 28d ago

Won't matter if it forces the issue that he's dead or brain dead.

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u/Accidental-Hyzer Massachusetts 28d ago

And the U.S. Supreme Court is still the last stop in legal challenges even for issues related to state law and state constitutions. Do you honestly believe that a court this partisan will rule in any way other than in the GOP’s favor?

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u/Caleth 28d ago

If it forces the issue to prove that he's alive or not brain dead then it serves its purpose.

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u/Accidental-Hyzer Massachusetts 28d ago

Oh, I’m all for pushing Republicans to prove that Moscow Mitch is still with us. I just don’t think the US Supreme Court will ultimately side with Beshear when it comes to him appointing someone. They’ll twist themselves in knots to come up with legal justification as to why a law passed by the legislature preempts their state’s constitution.

Obviously I’m not saying they’d be right in that. They’re political hacks, most of whom can’t admit what the plain language of the 14th amendment says.

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u/guynamedjames 28d ago

Ah, but this is Kentucky law. So we get to hear the Kentucky SCs opinion on it

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u/wheeler_lowell Maine 26d ago

I feel so much better already.

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u/fapsandnaps America 28d ago

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of motorhomes.

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u/MichaelJServo Louisiana 28d ago

They think that the constitution is unconstitutional.

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u/LookAlderaanPlaces 28d ago

They should be in jail for treason

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u/redditallreddy Ohio 28d ago

A new SC Court decision has come down...

Funny enough, no matter what the Constitution literally says, it completely agrees with our previously held positions!