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Beshear needs to grow a pair and get someone to find out if he's alive or not, and if alive, conscious.
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.
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.
I already know it's a scam. The only thing I'll find out in the future is what kind of scam it is.
They really are going for it, I'm impressed
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.
He's probably "technically" alive thanks to an IV infusion of pure malice and a bunch of machines they'll unplug on August 4.
Mitch the bitch would have loved all this stonewalling if he were still alive.
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.
Serious question: what is stopping Beshear from calling for a special election right now? Like seriously.
“Since Sen McConnell has abandoned his post as Senator I am calling a special election for his replacement.”
Make them PROVE he is still alive.
Yep, call for the election, and make MAGA sue. If they do, they'll have to prove he's alive, and if they can't, then they get to go to prison.
Call their bluff. They're lying, they're ALWAYS lying.
Cowardice.
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.
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).
Not one journalist in the entire country is capable of finding the truth about what's going on. Pathetic.
It's because Mitch McConnell is dead, and the Republican MO in all things is treachery.
It's 2026 and you can't even be sure which US government members are alive and which are dead
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.
And the Dem just sits patiently waiting. Fucking appoint a replacement.
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
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???
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
We put Mitch in a box and as long as we don't open the box we are not sure how he's doing. Additionally we added a feature where you can shake this box for a vote.
Yea he's definitely dead.
Gee what will happen to paychecks of McConnell's staff if McConnell dies ?