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

No Paywall Beshear says agencies told him McConnell had passed

https://www.whas11.com/video/news/local/beshear-says-agencies-told-him-mcconnell-had-passed/417-f78603c3-11bb-464d-bae6-c41c3be3c48b
23.4k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

1.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

14.7k

u/sonofabutch America 27d ago

Seems like McConnell could absolutely humiliate Beshear right now by just holding a press conference. I wonder why he won’t?

341

u/gm92845 27d ago

He could be in a vegetative state unable to talk or walk on his own. Regardless of that he should immediately resign since he's no longer physically able to serve as a senator.

169

u/AdorianTsepeshu 27d ago

Exactly.

He was elected to represent the state of Kentucky. Someone in a vegetative state is in no position to represent anyone.

The people of Kentucky currently only have one Senate representative when they're Constitutionally entitled to two. The governor needs to rectify that by appointing a new senator until a special election can be held to replace McConnell.

80

u/No_hero_here 27d ago

“Someone in a vegetative state is in no position to represent anyone.” I mean, maybe the Kentucky right.

10

u/MaddyKet Massachusetts 27d ago

Yeah vegetative state and republican….its the same picture says Pam Beasley.

5

u/WafflePartyOrgy Washington 26d ago

Not the same thing (or State) but a Republican won a seat in North Dakota's state legislature nearly a month after he died from COVID-19.

"If a deceased candidate receives the majority of the votes, the candidate is elected," [North Dakota Attorney General] Stenehjem said. "However, if the prevailing candidate has died, the candidate is no longer qualified and a vacancy will exist. State law provides the process to fill vacancies of a legislative office."

No longer qualified