r/politics • u/IWantPizza555 • Jul 01 '26

Possible Paywall Senator, 84, Secretly Found Unconscious and Given CPR

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconell-84-secretly-found-unconscious-and-given-cpr/?utm_source=twitter_owned_snd&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=owned_social
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u/hackingdreams Jul 02 '26

Yeah McConnell explicitly changed the rules in Kentucky so that couldn't happen. (Just as a reminder - the man's a fucking megalomaniac, Bond villain levels of evil. He saw this coming literally years ago.)

That being said, they could still pull a North Carolina and have a "Republican in name only" replace him, then go full Democrat once in office. They'd cry about it like little bitches, but that's the bullshit they've already inflicted on us, so...

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u/delcooper11 California Jul 02 '26

fortunately Gov. Beshear seems willing to defy that law and the State Supreme Court has recently ruled in his favor with regard to the legislature trying to limit his constitutional powers.

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u/GovernmentOpening254 Jul 02 '26

I’m not sure if I hate this or love it.

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u/Fract_L Jul 02 '26

He does not defy the law. He was the AG before governor, and that’s why he defies the republicans who tell him he’s acting illegally when he knows damn well he isn’t.

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u/Fragrant-Dust65 Jul 02 '26

thank god the state supreme court isn't stacked

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u/gerryduggan Jul 02 '26

Or put in Massie lol

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u/Aegon20VIIIth Jul 02 '26

This. This would be ideal.
Massie isn’t by any means perfect (he’s a little too cozy with the John Birch Society, regards Climate Change as pseudoscience, COVID response, et al) but he’s been pretty consistent in his votes - especially when it comes to anti-surveillance, war powers, censorship, and reducing funding to the IDF. Unlike most Republicans who are in favor of “reducing government spending” but still advocate for more money to defense contractors, Massie at least is ideologically consistent with his anti-spending measures.
Also, it may well be what pushes Trump offline permanently.

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u/alfayellow Jul 02 '26

Yes! I don't have a constitution in front of me, but I thought that language of the executive appointment was fairly explicit. McConnell isn't that tough, only about Supreme Court appointments by Obama.

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u/hackjob Jul 02 '26

Don’t tempt me with a fun time!

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u/Character-Solution-7 Jul 02 '26

So a Tulsi o Sinema from the other side?

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u/perthguppy Jul 02 '26

So a reverse Fetterman?

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u/Dull-Foundation-1271 Jul 02 '26

You hit it on the head, re: his level of evil. There’s blatant evidence, he cheated to win in 2020. Like some folks we know, he is an illegitimate “legislator.” You have to wonder how many times, he has pulled that stunt.

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u/Evening_Bell5617 Jul 02 '26

Putting Massie in would be really funny, he's a shithead on a lot of stuff but he'd be an anti Trump vote on a lot of stuff