Dort_Owl [they/them, any]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 days agoIs Mitch McConnell dead yet?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up149
arrow-up149message-squareIs Mitch McConnell dead yet?Dort_Owl [they/them, any]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squarekkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days ago Sure, the Kentucky governor could replace him with a Democrat No, he couldn’t. The 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-up4·4 days 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-up2·3 days agoYeah, but do you honestly think that any court with jurisdiction in KY would rule in his favor?
minus-squarelemmygarden@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoI wouldn’t blindly rule it one way or the other
No, he couldn’t. The 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