Dort_Owl [they/them, any]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agoIs Mitch McConnell dead yet?message-squaremessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down10
arrow-up154arrow-down1message-squareIs Mitch McConnell dead yet?Dort_Owl [they/them, any]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square24linkfedilink
minus-squarekkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month ago Sure, the Kentucky governor could replace him with a Democrat No, he couldn’t. The KY legislature passed the “fuck Andy Beshear in particular” act in 2023, requiring the seat to remain vacant until a special election.
minus-squarelemmygarden@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoIIRC Beshear questioned if that act is legal and is willing to do it anyway and let a court decide if needed.
minus-squarekkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYeah, but do you honestly think that any court with jurisdiction in KY would rule in his favor?
minus-squarelemmygarden@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI wouldn’t blindly rule it one way or the other
No, he couldn’t. The KY legislature passed the “fuck Andy Beshear in particular” act in 2023, requiring the seat to remain vacant until a special election.
IIRC Beshear questioned if that act is legal and is willing to do it anyway and let a court decide if needed.
Yeah, but do you honestly think that any court with jurisdiction in KY would rule in his favor?
I wouldn’t blindly rule it one way or the other