Governor Beshear should preemptively appoint a new Senator by virtue of McConnell being MIA for over 30 days...

[wcmagumba]

He probably can't do this but he should anyway...Republicans are disregarding the law and lying about McConnell's health...Make the Republicans sue to remove the appointee and prove that Mitch is not dead or brain dead...

[LisaL]

1. He can't appoint a new senator.

KY took that power away from him.

[Chasstev365]

2. Correction: Mitch McConnell took that power away from him.

[mr715]

3. The situation is a bit more ambiguous

The power to appoint is invested in the governor by the state constitution, so he can claim the law violates the constitution of Kentucky.

[orleans]

8. i don't think so

this pdf describes the offices the gov can appoint; it says state office but mcconnell was federal

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Law/Constitution/Constitution/ViewConstitution?rsn=173

[pat_k]

6. When the seat is vacated, he will challenge the unconstitutional 2021 and 2024 laws

State constitution states that state-at-large offices or large districts "shall be filled by appointment of the Governor"

McConnell's vacancy is the first opportunity to do this.

They are delaying the inevitable challenge for reasons that are not clear.

[LisaL]

9. But McConnell is federal, not state.

So not sure what his vacancy would do with this.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

4. Just bring in a bunch of people to a rally, say it's gonna be wild, then storm the hospital.

And then say, it's just a crowd of tourists wanting to see how well ol' Mitch is doing!

[krawhitham]

5. A superlative suggestion, sir. with just two minor flaws. One, he doesn't have legal authority to do so. And two...

He doesn't have legal authority to do so. Now I realize that technically speaking that's only one flaw but I thought that it was such a big one that it was worth mentioning twice.





https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/hb622.html

Summary of Enacted Version
Repeals KRS 63.200, which requires the Governor to fill vacancies in the office of United States Senator; amends KRS 118.720 to require that the Governor sign a proclamation for an election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator and to extend the term of the candidate who wins special election to the remainder of the term; and amends KRS 118.740 and 118.770 to conform; EMERGENCY.

[pat_k]

7. The first vacancy he will challenge the law as a violation of the state constitution.

State constitution states that state-at-large offices or large districts "shall be filled by appointment of the Governor"

McConnell's vacancy is the first opportunity to challenge the law.

They are delaying the inevitable challenge for reasons that are not clear.