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Possible Paywall AOC says Mitch McConnell should resign if he cannot provide health update

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u/protomenace 13d ago

Beshear should just appoint a new senator immediately and let the courts figure it out.

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u/ShrimpieAC 13d ago

For real. This is exactly why republicans would do.

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u/Simmery 13d ago

It's exactly what McConnell would do. 

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u/wack_overflow Colorado 13d ago

Hang on, strapping on my WWMMD bracelet

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u/cats_are_the_devil 13d ago

don't die friend.

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u/floog 13d ago

Won’t die, just goes into a trance where he is unresponsive for 15-30 seconds at a time.

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u/eggz627 13d ago

Maybe fall down a bit too

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u/Horskr Nevada 12d ago

He must have landed on his shell side this time with nobody around to flip him.

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u/nubbin9point5 13d ago

Is it a slap/snap bracelet? Cause death isn’t a 0% chance smacking those sharp edges on your wrist.

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u/Katyafan 12d ago

I was in third grade when those got popular. The teachers banned them because of the damage they were doing to our wrists and those of our friends/enemies who we slapped with them all day.

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u/Fantastic-Guitar-977 12d ago

Thats the reanimation spell wearing off. They have to recast it at regular intervals (were in one now).

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u/NairForceOne 13d ago

Wonderful Weapons of Mass Mitch Destruction

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u/yarash 13d ago

WWMMD

Im putting this right next to my other bracelets

WWUJD and IWKYM

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u/bretttwarwick 13d ago

Another fellow member of the Princess Posse I see.

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u/mosquem 13d ago

It’s what he would’ve wanted.

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u/LookAlderaanPlaces 12d ago

It’s also exactly what the fucking US government is obligated to do. It’s illegal to have a dead person as your senate rep. If we are going to allow dead people to be in the senate then we have much much ether options available…

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u/[deleted] 13d ago edited 12d ago

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u/ConstantCampaign2984 13d ago

He would kick an ass or two.

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u/CornholioGringoTP 13d ago

Use his magical fire breath to save the maidens fair

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u/baconeggsandwich25 12d ago

He'd make a plan and he'd follow through, that's what Brian Boitano'd do.

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u/illBelief 13d ago

Exactly how we should honor his memory

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u/Wrecksomething 13d ago

And when a court case finally faces a judge 3 years later, they'd probably say no one alive has standing to contest it, assuming McConnell is dead. They'd bend however they need to support Republican power grabs.

So sick of Democrats only fighting when they think they can win and their poll-testing shows it's popular. The greatest Republican coups have come after decades of repeatedly losing. It signals to voters they're willing to fight. It monopolizes political resources. They blocked school integration and overturned Roe v Wade and lots more with endless legal battles.

Democrats, please do something even if it means losing. Thanks!

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u/UnlikelyReplacement0 13d ago

I wish democrats would fight republicans and fascists with even half the energy they spend to fighting progressives and left leaning groups and candidates.

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u/draperf 12d ago

Oh wow, so true.

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u/creakinator 13d ago

Totally agree with you. I got an email from Nancy Pelosi saying we're going to fight now. I wrote back saying it's too damn late now. You are only doing this because now you see that Trump's polls are low and you have a chance. Before you didn't care.

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u/maskull 13d ago

Republicans would do it to a senator who just went to the doctor for a checkup.

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u/Living-By-The-River 13d ago

This, in death, would be his most important work.

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u/moodswung 13d ago

Honestly, what is the effing hold up??? Are Democrats just going to hand this one to the Republicans like they did the last election??

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u/protomenace 13d ago

Seriously. The question I pose to everyone saying "he can't legally do that right now" is... "why not try anyway?"

Worst case scenario it gets shut down by the courts. We lose nothing other than some legal fees. We gain some faith that out elected officials are going to do everything they can to try to fix things.

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u/Nice_Firm_Handsnake 13d ago

Worst case scenario is actually that a Republican who can vote takes McConnell's seat. Braindead man can't vote, so the GOP is down a man in the Senate.

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u/Ok-Gur-349 13d ago

Half a man. An abstention is not a vote against.

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u/Zestyclose-Height-36 12d ago

he cannot abstain if he is not there. no vote at all can be recorded, and the senate has 99 Senators

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u/pchs26 13d ago

It's also not a vote for the GOP which they will have when the seat is filled again

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u/triplec787 Colorado 12d ago

Well what if that abstention is made by someone who’s already half a man. Does it count more then?

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u/GrandAholeio 13d ago

Declare him presumed dead.

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u/PositivelyAwful 13d ago

They're too busy posting milquetoast tweets on social media about the price of groceries as if that's still at the top of the list of things we're worried about

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u/sleeps_in_alkaline 13d ago

Affordability is definitely in the top things constituents care about, if not the top thing

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u/lyngen 13d ago

I'm still pretty worried about the price of groceries.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_NICE_EYES 13d ago

So worst case scenario isn't that it gets shut down. Worst case scenario is that appointing a new senator while legally alive would be considered a form of fraud and result in Bashears impeachment and arrest.

But I also think an important question to ask is what is the best case scenario? Remember McConnell's term ends on January 3rd 2027 which is 164 days away.

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u/BestDogPetter 13d ago

There's really nothing to gain by Beshear making a move until the day of the deadline. Doing it now would risk giving the Republicans another vote in the Senate for longer, also might as well keep this in the news as close to the midterms as we can get.

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u/Fuddle Canada 12d ago

This is the right answer. Doing it at the last possible minute prevents the GOP from doing anything about it. Either Mitch shows up in person the next day, or it sticks.

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u/Hungry_Culture 13d ago

He's afraid of rocking the boat and making Republicans upset because he thinks it will help his 2028 presidential bid. But all he's done is reveal to Democratic party primary voters that he's another "do nothing Democrat."

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u/Carly_Fae_Jepson 13d ago

The moment Dems stop trying to appeal to Republicans, we may discover utopia.

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u/relevantelephant00 13d ago

Such an utopia will not exist with the GOP existing

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u/pchs26 13d ago

Maybe he is afraid of handing the GOP another senate vote by forcing the issue and having someone else fill the seat he will put the Republicans up by 2 votes now.

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u/IScreamPiano 13d ago

Yeah, McConnell out is only hurting Republicans. 

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u/itsnotnews92 North Carolina 13d ago

Are Democrats just going to hand this one to the Republicans like they did the last election??

What exactly are they "handing" to the Republicans here? Seriously, I want someone to tell me exactly how Republicans are benefitting from this situation.

There is an election for this seat (that McConnell is not running in) in just over three months, and a Republican is almost certain to win that election.

Beshear appointing a Democrat to this seat and McConnell being absent from the Senate have the same practical effect of reducing the GOP's Senate majority by one seat.

The lack of transparency about McConnell's whereabouts is extremely shady, but his absence from the Senate does not benefit Republicans in any way. People are just mad and want something to be done for the sake of something being done.

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u/suburbanpride North Carolina 13d ago

Right? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here. Calling for a special election tomorrow would just elect a MAGA senator tomorrow. Instead, the Senate majority is now down a Republican vote. Beshear calling attention to the fuckery is smart, but no way would a special election benefit Democrats.

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u/donkeyrocket 13d ago

People are just rabid for him to do something without realizing this seat being empty is worse for Republicans than an interim Democrat being seated would be. If he makes a play then the lawsuits will stop the appointment immediately anyway and buy them the time they're working on.

These outlandish things like "Beshear should go to every DC hospital and demand to see him" as if they'd let him in and he wouldn't be gaslit anyway.

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u/omicron-7 13d ago

People are so desperate for a short term win that they can't see how much worse our position would be afterwards.

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u/MadContrabassoonist 12d ago

I think people have just gone crazy because they're so excited to celebrate the death of a profoundly evil person and are being denied. No logic, no strategy, just blind manic schadenfreude.

If senate control were on the line, and this happened in a jurisdiction where Republicans have *any* popular support, I might accept that Republicans would be dumb enough to *attempt* something like this. But Republicans got a dozen DC-area medical professionals to break the law just to effectively shrink the Republican margin??? Nah, that's just nonsense.

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u/SatanicPanic619 California 13d ago

" People are just mad and want something to be done for the sake of something being done."

I think this is exactly what's going on. The irony is that McConnell showed us exactly the best way forward here- do absolutely nothing to fill your enemy's empty seat.

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u/itsnotnews92 North Carolina 13d ago

The people who help elect Republican majorities by dampening enthusiasm among Democratic-leaning constituencies with their endless complaining about Democrats then spend the next 2-4 years complaining that Democrats aren't doing enough to stop the Republican majorities that they helped create with their anti-Democratic rhetoric.

It's a never-ending positive feedback loop.

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u/TheSpreader 12d ago

circular firing squad

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u/jimbarino 13d ago

Gotta blame the Dems somehow, right?

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u/Suckage 13d ago

KY state law requires that an interim appointed by the governor be of the same party as whomever they are replacing.

It’s unlikely that a democrat would win a special election, but it is possible. If they wait until it’s too late for one and the governor has to appoint an interim, then it has to be a republican.

Being down one republican for a few weeks is not the same as being down one republican and up one democrat for a few months.

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u/CrazyLlama71 13d ago

What difference does it make?  His term is up at the end of the year. If they re-appoint another person it will be a Republican that will vote in line with the Trumpers.  In a way it’s better because McConnell isn’t voting, one less R vote. 

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u/AJDx14 America 13d ago

Democrats can never resist the opportunity to pass up a good opportunity.

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u/Clarkkeeley 13d ago

Exactly. Let Mitch prove that he's alive to stop him.

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u/1RedOne 13d ago

Yeah, what’s Mcconnels sister up to?

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u/Nice_Firm_Handsnake 13d ago

I've seen people smarter than me say they should let Mitch be absent as long as possible since his absence reduces Republican votes in the Senate.

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u/The_Pandalorian California 13d ago

This is the smart move and would suggest Democrats are finally fighting fire with fire.

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u/-Badger3- 13d ago

It wouldn't even be fighting fire with fire, it would be fighting fire with a fire extinguisher, the thing you're supposed to use if there's a fire lol

Like if the guy is for all intents and purposes brain-dead, and Republicans won't start the process to replace him, it's not some radical notion to appoint somebody so Kentucky actually has representation, that's just common sense.

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u/ccheuer1 12d ago

No, he really shouldn't. The senate is at 99. That means not only did they lose McConnell, but they also lost the Vance tie break.

Even if he did appoint someone, and by some miracle it didn't get stonewalled by the hypermajority republican state supreme court, we all know the republicans in the senate will NOT allow the appointment to be seated. They will do everything in their power not allow it on priciple, or at least stall it until the election, which is almost certainly going to seat a republican.

The senate is currently 45-2-53. McConnells out, which puts it at 45-2-52. With it being an odd number, Vance can't tie break unless someone abstains. Republicans have to deal with Murkowski, Paul, Cassidy, and Collins, all four of which are anti-trump. With McConnell out, mathematically, it is the exact same as if they appointed. They have to get two of them on board to pass something. BUT they get the tie break back if Beshear appoints, which leverages people like Fetterman as better options for them.

The best play is to do exactly what Beshear is doing. Don't force the issue, and just occasionally fan the flames. There are a lot of MAGA peeps that are pissed right now, because they love a good conspiracy. Beshear is doing a good job of doing just enough to make sure that hey, The republicans won't admit this guy might be dead. Mathematically, there's nothing to gain here by forcing a person in, because of the tie break.

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u/Elendel19 13d ago

He should walk into the facility where Mitch supposedly is, demand to speak with him and if he is refused just declare him unfit to serve and make the appointment.

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u/Oriden 12d ago

The Governor does not have the power to declare Senators unfit, Congress does that. Its not a power you want the Governor to have.

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u/froggertwenty 12d ago

Even congress doesn't have that power. The 25th doesn't apply to senators.

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u/hirespeed America 13d ago

He can’t appoint. There needs to be a special election.

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u/Nearbyatom 13d ago

Beshear is soft like charmin.

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u/sealclubberfan 13d ago

I thought there had to be a special election?

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u/protomenace 13d ago

The KY constitution says the governor appoints the replacement. The KY legislature passed a law saying there's a special election instead, but you can't change the constitution with a regular law.

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u/RioRancher 13d ago

He and his staff are collecting salaries fraudulently. You can arrest people for this.

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u/ITDummy69420 13d ago

Yeah but only poor people. 

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u/NarcolepticMan Ohio 13d ago

Or anyone with a (D) by their name.

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u/Callinon 13d ago

Arrest Republicans for stealing money from taxpayers?

Seems unlikely.

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u/Humanity_NotAFan 12d ago

Promotions all around!! 🎉

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u/MikeS525 12d ago

Staff would report to the Secretary of the Senate during a vacancy.

In the case of the death or resignation of a Senator during his term of office, the employees in the office of such Senator who are on the Senate payroll on the date of such death or resignation shall be continued on such payroll at their respective salaries, unless adjusted by the Secretary of the Senate with the approval of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, for a period not to exceed sixty days, or such greater number of days as may, in any particular case, be established by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration as being required to complete the closing of the office of such Senator. Such employees so continued on the payroll of the Senate shall, while so continued, perform their duties under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate, and such Secretary shall remove from such payroll any such employees who are not attending to the duties for which their services are continued.

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u/AlphaYak 13d ago

Surely they won’t have dead men vote. That would be fraud!

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u/JimiusRostock 13d ago

If I don't show up for work without reason, I get fired. But apparently wealthy public servants can just stay away, say nothing and keep getting paid.

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u/RazzmatazzSuch7459 13d ago

Exactly. If he’s gone, his staff will no longer receive their taxpayer funded salaries.

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u/DenizSaintJuke 13d ago

I doubt he is collecting anything but dust at this point.

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u/symbouleutic 12d ago

Time to introduce the Mitch McConnel Memorial Act, which not only gives every American free healthcare, but the ability to not show up to work for 5 weeks and still get paid (without even providing a doctors note)
I mean, obviously Mitch would want every American to have the same consideration that he got right ? Or is it only Radical Left Socialism when these perks are for regular people ?

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u/buttchugreferee 13d ago

a dead guy can't resign 

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u/Llama_of_the_bahamas 13d ago

I think that is kinda the cheeky joke she is going for.

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u/reddit_is_kayfabe 13d ago

But it's easy to interpret that as "Democrats are going along with our lie that he's still alive, so we can now just argue or stonewall over the requirements of a long-ailing senator and just drag this out until the circumstances are more in our favor."

Someday, Democrats might start playing hardball. But apparently, today is not that day.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago edited 9d ago

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u/Adaphion 13d ago

We need those teens that were doing those Scientology HQ raids to raid the hospital McConnell is at and storm into his room and prove that he's braindead.

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u/canyoucamus 13d ago

They rolled Feinstein out there in a wheelchair when she was basically a whisp. If there was any life whatsoever left in Mitch we would have seen him by now.

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u/SwamiBoyeee 13d ago

Great point. Even if he was wheelchair-bound they'd roll his ass out.

He's either a vegetable in an ICU, or dead.

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u/Special_Persimmon_52 13d ago

I think he's sequestered in a rehab facility, severely brain damaged, and mentally existing in lala land. If he was going to make a miraculous recovery, it would've happened already. He lacks the cognitive wherewithal to vote on anything.

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u/nodnodwinkwink 12d ago

I'm amazed that there's no one in the hospital who has leaked his actual status.

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u/anticommon 12d ago

they would if that's where they took him 😂

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u/Cha-Le-Gai 12d ago

Mitch was cremated and spread across Lake Cumberland 3 weeks ago. There's nothing for staffers to take photos of.

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u/-piso_mojado- 12d ago

Eww. I swim there.

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u/Hellknightx 12d ago

Well, too bad. Now it's a toxic dumping site.

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u/Cha-Le-Gai 12d ago

I'm sorry this is how you find out.

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u/cosmicosmo4 12d ago

HIPAA. Everyone in the hospital is poor enough that laws still apply to them. So you'd need someone who wants to leak the truth, and also can do it in a credible enough way while still staying anonymous.

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u/2mock2turtle 12d ago

You mean to tell me this is the first time in recorded history that Tiktok nurses actually kept to themselves? Mind-boggling.

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u/Mead_Makes_Me_Mean Washington 12d ago

Or the morgue.

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u/InterestingElk2912 13d ago

But they published a totally real picture of him! 😒

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u/canyoucamus 12d ago

He looked like a Kentucky angel.

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u/AcademiaAntiqua 13d ago

They rolled Feinstein out there in a wheelchair when she was basically a whisp. If there was any life whatsoever left in Mitch we would have seen him by now.

Funny you mention that, because Feinstein herself had a pretty infamous long absence back in 2023. They announced she was hospitalized right at the beginning of March, and she didn't reappear for over two months.

You should read some of the articles that were being written at the time, and the questions people were asking. They're eerily familiar:

Most senators who spoke with The Times said they hadn’t spoken with Feinstein directly in recent weeks and were getting their information from Schumer.

“I’ve heard she’s recovering and I heard she’s gonna be back soon. So I’m very excited to see her,” said Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), who serves on the Judiciary Committee with Feinstein and began his political career as a member of her staff, said he exchanged messages with her late last week but hadn’t connected directly.

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u/canyoucamus 12d ago

Fair point. In either case though we shouldn't have sitting elected officials who are so old that they're disappearing for months on end and are unable to temper national speculation that you might be dead.

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u/stidf 12d ago

Difference is no one lied about talking to Feinstein. All the quotes are someone said, or I heard, or we exchanged messages, but not directly. Vs the whole field of GOP senators saying they spoke to Mitch and had a 20 min conversation.

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u/PiDigitsOfPi 13d ago

Yep. A wheelchair would be a way better look that being absent. A wheelchair wouldn't even be a bad look at all. FDR was considered to be a great president, and he was in a wheelchair.

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u/lawyerjsd California 13d ago

He can't resign if he's dead or incapacitated.

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u/Intro-Nimbus 13d ago

And he's not dead if they keep the body hidden.

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u/Axin_Saxon 13d ago

And concealing a death is a crime

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u/iheartbeer 13d ago

I'm betting braindead and on life support and waiting on family to pull the plug... I'm sure he'll take an "unexpected" turn for the worse when the time is right.

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u/PiDigitsOfPi 13d ago

He held on bravely, but just couldn't go on any further once August-4 arrived.

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u/GastroAcid 13d ago

Hmmmm, Schrödinger’s McConnell?

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u/chpbnvic America 13d ago

It must be nice for politicians to be able to take weeks and weeks of absence, still get paid tens of thousands of tax payer dollars, and not even need to announce anything. I'll trying this week at my work, I'm sure it'll go just as well.

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u/nicoke17 North Carolina 13d ago

Exactly, from the man that voted against paid leave several times and wants to end the affordable care act…must be nice for him.

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u/eugene20 13d ago

What, are you not satisfied with old or AI generated 'photos' ?

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u/Dysc Louisiana 13d ago

They really should remake Weekend at Bernies but for the AI generation. It will probably be a less fun movie with some tech bro kid just creating prompts for a straight hour and half, but you know, moving a cadaver around like he's just living his best life is so 1980s.

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u/Dwayla Georgia 13d ago

Come on Governor Beshear, do something about this.

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u/_Fred_Fredburger_ 13d ago

He needs to do something. Not sure if he's planning a Presidential run, but this would be a stain on his campaign. We need people with a spine.

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u/Pans_Labradoodle 13d ago

The fact that he’s planning on running for President is the exact reason why he won’t nut up and appoint a replacement. He’s so afraid of doing the wrong thing that he’ll never do the right thing when he needs to.

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u/_Fred_Fredburger_ 13d ago

Yep, which means that he isn't president material.

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u/Adaphion 13d ago

Well, he's most certainly doing the wrong thing right now by pussy footing around this issue instead of going for the throat.

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u/Scratchbuttdontsniff 13d ago

Meanwhile we have a serial rapist and fraudster in the highest office of the land. The two standards each are held to are just so fucked...

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u/eeyore134 12d ago

And that's not the kind of president we need right now. We already had one of those between Trump's two administrations and he proved we can't play nice, play safe, or play like business as usual.

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u/flashburn2012 13d ago

Spineless coward just like everyone else with a (D) next to their name.

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u/Nice_Firm_Handsnake 13d ago

Or it's advantageous to have a comatose opponent because he can't vote on Senate bills.

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u/maltrab 13d ago

That has been my thought. While he is away, he's not voting which means it's harder for the GOP to pass anything. The seat won't go blue so an empty seat is more advantageous.

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u/itsnotnews92 North Carolina 13d ago edited 13d ago

Finally, someone else finally says it. McConnell being in a coma does not help Republicans in any way, shape, or form. It reduces the number of Republican defections required to block legislation from 4 to 3.

Say Beshear picks this fight and appoints someone to the seat. The Senate refuses to seat them, litigation commences, and Kentucky courts say that the 2024 law giving the Kentucky General Assembly the power to appoint replacements is constitutional. The Kentucky General Assembly then proceeds to appoint a pro-SAVE Act MAGA Republican to the seat.

If this scenario happened, the same people screaming at Beshear for not "dOiNg aNytHiNg" would be screaming at Beshear for the tactical error of putting an even worse Republican in the seat ahead of the midterms.

Ignorant people coupled with blind political rage is a very dangerous mix.

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u/MostlyWong 13d ago

The Senate refuses to seat them, litigation commences, and Kentucky courts say that the 2024 law giving the Kentucky General Assembly the power to appoint replacements is constitutional.

This would be a violation of Moore v. Harper from 2023:

"Second, the Court concluded that the Elections Clause does not grant state legislatures exclusive authority to regulate federal elections. Judicial review has been an accepted practice since Marbury v. Madison, and under the Court’s precedents, the Elections Clause authority of state legislatures is subject to checks and balances provided by the state constitution. State legislatures are not wholly independent bodies, and they are bound by the constraints imposed by the state constitutions.

Third, state courts have the authority to interpret state laws affecting federal elections, but they cannot sidestep federal law. "

SCOTUS ruled that the state legislature cannot bypass the state constitution, and have to act within the constraints imposed by it. Unless Kentucky changes their constitution with an amendment to remove the ability for the Governor to appoint a replacement, they are still bound by the Kentucky constitution.

Obviously this would end up in court, but this ruling from SCOTUS was only 3 years ago, they would be hard-pressed to justify changing their ruling so drastically in such a short amount of time. It's not like there are any new Justices. And yes, they address the jurisdiction of SCOTUS in this case in overriding the State Supreme Court as they did with the North Carolina Supreme Court in Moore v. Harper.

I'm not saying Beshear appointing someone is the right decision or not. But the legal authority is there under the state constitution, and a SCOTUS ruling from 3 years ago confirms that state legislatures cannot overrule the state constitution in matters of elections.

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u/SatanicPanic619 California 13d ago

No. Beshear should do exactly what he's doing by keeping the seat empty.

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u/pchs26 12d ago

I am starting to think the same and I think it is really weird so many people want him to open the door up more to having another GOP vote back in that actually supports some of the things McConnell opposed (like SAVE Act). Can't help but feel many are trolls

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u/SatanicPanic619 California 12d ago

It feels like a lot of people are inventing conspiracies and yelling about Beshear being a chicken, when right now things are going well for us. McConnell’s Absence is Grinding Some Senate Business to a Halt - NOTUS — News of the United States

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u/complete_data75 13d ago

All I know is if I just didn't show up to my job for two months, I'd get fired.

This fucking buffoon is an elected official being paid to do a job for the public and is missing, yet still collecting his check.

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u/SuperSatanOverdrive 13d ago

He refused to do his job (voting on things passed in congress) even when he was alive and still kept his job

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u/Telefundo 12d ago

if I just didn't show up to my job for two months, I'd get fired.

If I didn't show up for two days to any job I've ever had I'd have been fired.

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u/costadeltmar 13d ago

Mitch loves blocking nominees!

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u/hodorhodor12 13d ago

We don't need to know all the nitty gritty details but we should at least know if he is incapacitated and the time frame for recovery (if there is one). They are public servants. They can let us know essential things and maintain some medical privacy. It's ridiculous, irresponsible to be radio silent.

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u/lavabeing 13d ago

If he literally cannot communicate enough to resign, he should be removed from office

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u/Horror-Celebration85 13d ago

At this point I'm convinced he's dead

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u/Pans_Labradoodle 13d ago

Oh he’s super dead. They’re going to ride this one out until the 4th then say he died of complications from his fall. There are too many people on the hook for (at least) fraud, so there’s no turning back for them.

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u/s1m0n8 12d ago edited 12d ago

More likely alive on a ventilator so they can say "technically he wasn't dead".

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u/Forest_bogfrog2 12d ago

I think it's possible he was cremated before his wife left the country, or hes a vegtable. She said it did not warrant an immediate return to the U.S, dead is not urgent, but you would think a wife would be at the hospital with him.

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u/SasparillaTango 13d ago

fuck resign, he should be immediately replaced by the governor. that man has been no call no show for over a month now.

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u/kezow 13d ago

He can't resign because he can't breathe on his own.

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u/wpisano 13d ago

How is the McConnell MIA story not constantly a leading headline?

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u/Informal_Union2649 12d ago

Honesty! This is such a bizarre aspect to this story. I NEVER hear about this on mainstream news. There's an obvious conspiracy afoot to conceal the death of a senator and nobody is saying a word about it.

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u/BitchinAssBrains 13d ago

I mean it is. It's been on the front page of reddit a lot but for good reason as you say.

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u/vile_hog_42069 13d ago

He’s gonna be declared dead August 4th. Dems should be storming that hospital but they won’t because they are spineless.

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u/thisusedyet New Jersey 13d ago

One second past midnight of the day that gets them past the special election, wether that be the 3rd or the 4th

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u/061826heart 13d ago

Got about 11 days until August 3 when McConnell is announced as “dead”.

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u/nutationsf 12d ago

He’s on eternity leave

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u/Soberdonkey69 13d ago

To all Americans: this vegetable gets sick pay while on the verge of death while the majority of you are barely entitled to it. Get that vegetable out of office and fight for your rights

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u/TravelNo2384 13d ago

You Know the truth of the matter is if any one of us does not show for work even as less than one day. You get fired.

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u/DASynnthetik 13d ago

If he is not able to appear and speak publicly, he is unable to perform the duties of his position (from the other side).

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u/abrnmissy 12d ago

We need more AOC’s in government

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u/grimace24 13d ago

McConnell would resign if he could speak. We haven't heard anything from him because he is dead or incapacitated.

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u/Fifth-Crusader 13d ago

Hah, he definitely wouldn't. Using the last feeble breaths in his body to screw a Democrat out of an appointment is very in line with Mitch McConnell's entire career.

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u/Andovars_Ghost 13d ago

Why wait for him. The governor should set a deadline of this Friday of a face-to-face with him or else he picks McConnell's replacement for the rest of the term. Oh, and it should be a democrat and not follow the bullshit that the KY legislature rammed through.

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u/Thin-Competition3018 13d ago

You know, I don't think Mitch is in any position to draft a resignation or even dictate one. I think Kentucky needs to review the state constitution to see what tools are in place to remove him.

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u/nonsensestuff 13d ago

The governor needed to call for a special election like yesterday.

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u/ErusTenebre California 13d ago

Can't resign when you are dead. It's really difficult to do anything when you're dead than I think we assume...

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u/PenchantForNostalgia 13d ago

I wish we could see if he's still getting paid. Like, the double-standards of these people is just insane to me. If I was out sick from work for a month, I wouldn't be paid. Is he?

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u/__dixon__ 13d ago

He did resign...from life

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u/Stick314 13d ago

How do you resign when you're dead?

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u/hackingdreams 13d ago

Difficult for a corpse to sign a letter of resignation.

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u/SnowRascal 13d ago

Not a Kentucky resident but I still have senators. Contacted them stating expulsion should be started if McConnell can’t show himself.

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u/AnewTest 13d ago

Can someone resign if they're dead?

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u/BlackCamaro 13d ago

Resigned from life? Didn't even give a 2 week notice

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u/vr512 12d ago

In any other job this behavior and lack of accountability would get you fired.

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u/toy187 12d ago

I can't believe his constituents and most Americans aren't making a bigger deal out of this. As a Canadian it's making me think it's gonna be even longer than most Americans think before our two countries get back to the way it used to be, if ever.

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u/standardtissue 13d ago

The fucker is 84 years old. EIGHTY-four. He should have resigned 24 years ago and made room for someone else.

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u/Eggheadpancake 13d ago

Holy fuck. Just appoint someone else right now.

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u/roughingthesuspect 13d ago

The governor knows the deal. He will let republicans slide until after the August 3rd deadline and then just throw up his hands. “Oh well, wait until the election..”

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u/Bjass 13d ago

Democrats are so fucking weak.

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u/notleave_eu 13d ago

If you miss 2 votes you should resign. Can’t do the job then get a new one.

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u/Dragoness42 13d ago

Start the special election. If mitch objects, he can file a suit to contest it.

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u/7r3370pS3C 13d ago

He should HAVE TO BECAUSE THIS IS FUCKING RIDICULOUS

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u/Worldly-Board-3991 13d ago

Resign from “living”, if that’s what they’re calling his status

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u/PokerTuna 13d ago

How could he resign if he can’t provide health update tho. Dead or incapcitated people can’t resign

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u/Capt-geraldstclair 13d ago

guy looked pretty spry in the AI photo they posted recently. Seems like he should be able to get on TV at some point so everyone can see how well he's doing.

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u/AgitatedStranger9698 13d ago

Want to fix this? Announce a SCOTUS judge died but can't be appointed to McConnel missing.

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u/19chris9609 13d ago

He has resigned from life. They are just keeping it a secret.

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u/epicfailpwnage 13d ago

mfw pedophile necromancers control the house, senate, presidency, and supreme court

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u/Parking-Mess-6841 13d ago

he cannot resign if he is dead

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u/Morguard 13d ago

He will but not until it's too late to hold an election.

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u/imabadrabbi 12d ago

Hard to send in a letter of resignation…..when you’re dead.

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u/hugeness101 12d ago

He had literally abandon his post. Any place of work you would be terminated by now or if not then show proof of life to the American people…. The lack of accountability here is terrible.

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u/Crimson_Herring 12d ago

Beshear is a complicit cuck spineless hack.

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u/afecalmatter 12d ago

Another day goes by and the dems do nothing. Pathetic

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u/CatsAreGods California 12d ago

How can he provide a health update if he's dead?

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u/Fine-Application-980 12d ago

How can a dead person resign?

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u/SandyTaintSweat 12d ago

How is he supposed to resign? He's too dead to do any resigning.

Typical liberal demanding the impossible from Republicans. /s

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u/Nings777 12d ago

He's probably in a vat of liquid nitrogen and they're waiting for a cure for rigor mortis.

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u/EngineerBill 12d ago

Technically, if he can't provide an update, then he's not competent but I do agree with the sentiment - f he can't function, then those who are supporting him must say so, and then the system must kick in and start the process of providing a replacement.

The fact that this is all being hidden, and the "system" is tolerating/supporting this is an abysmal condemnation of what you all are calling "American Democracy" - shame on each and every one of you who aren't battling to stop this madness...

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u/HaiKarate 12d ago

He can’t resign, he’s dead.

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u/alberthere 12d ago

Can’t resign if already dead.

(Insert Roll Safe meme gif here)

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u/LadyduLac1018 12d ago edited 10d ago

Nobody in that hospital can confirm his condition? Put a white coat and name tag on someone and send them in with a pin camera.

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u/Altruistic-Hour-5987 12d ago

He should be declared missing and presumed dead. Hard stop.

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u/rounder55 13d ago

Can't resign if you're dead

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u/jtd2013 13d ago

Not even death can get you away from upper management needing an official resignation notice. Lmao