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HylianFox 02/29/24 7:00:00 PM #1: |
https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-02-29/after-mcconnell-news-ky-governor-stripped-of-power-to-fill-senate-vacancies-under-proposed-bill
A state House committee advanced a bill to fully strip the Kentucky governors power to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy, just a day after McConnell announced he will step down from his Senate leadership position. Seeing as how ol' Mitch blocked Obama from appointing a new SC Justice, it's only in keeping with their track record. --- THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Do not write in this space. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kradek 02/29/24 7:08:38 PM #2: |
These sacks of shit have done this in various states, a Dem governor comes in and the Republican legislature strips them of pretty much all power. When a Republican comes in they'll either overrule themselves through legislation or just agree with whatever the governor wants.
It's sickening and unfortunately all I can do is hope Dems do the same when the shoe is on the other foot. Taking the high road hasn't taken us anywhere useful, what actually helps us is neutering these Christo-fascist white supremacists from harming the country as much as they can be. --- My metal band, Ivory King, has 2 songs out now - allmylinks.com/ivorykingtx (all of our links there so you can choose which one you'd prefer to use) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Xatrion 02/29/24 7:15:09 PM #3: |
Mitch the Bitch, et al, living up to his name.
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ClayGuida 02/29/24 7:17:16 PM #4: |
They passed a bill like 3 years ago that said Andy would have to pick from a group of 5 that Republicans choose. Now this?
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mybbqrules 02/29/24 11:00:31 PM #5: |
Republicans are cheaters in politics.
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GrandConjuraton 02/29/24 11:59:23 PM #6: |
mybbqrules posted...
Republicans are cheaters in politics. --- Can you wait another day? Wait another week? Wait another month? Wait another year? https://imgur.com/o21DN7r ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Thanatos_the_Great 03/01/24 3:49:05 AM #7: |
It's stupid that the governor gets to appoint a replacement senator. There should be an election (unless the seat is coming up for regular election within a few weeks anyway, in which case just leave it vacant until then).
But of course the GOP have managed to find a way to replace a bad system with an even worse one. --- Re-open board 261. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ClayGuida 03/01/24 7:14:25 PM #8: |
Thanatos_the_Great posted...
It's stupid that the governor gets to appoint a replacement senator. There should be an election (unless the seat is coming up for regular election within a few weeks anyway, in which case just leave it vacant until then).States used to appoint Senators, not voters. --- lolAmerica ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Thanatos_the_Great 03/01/24 7:27:27 PM #9: |
ClayGuida posted...
States used to appoint Senators, not voters. Exactly - used to. Governors appointing someone to fill a vacancy is a historical relic that should have been done away with long ago. --- Re-open board 261. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ClayGuida 03/01/24 7:29:32 PM #10: |
Thanatos_the_Great posted...
Exactly - used to. Governors appointing someone to fill a vacancy is a historical relic that should have been done away with long ago.The point of it is to make sure that people have representation until either the next election, or they can hold an election. Since this is an election year, if McConnell stepped down today, they'd appoint a new one until November when they'd hold an actual election. Like when Doug Jones was elected in Alabama. --- lolAmerica ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DnDer 03/01/24 7:33:06 PM #11: |
HylianFox posted...
Republican House Floor Leader Steven Rudy of Paducah said in committee his bill is more within the spirit of the 17th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution than the current law. Narrator: That was a lie. HylianFox posted... Governors in 35 states are allowed to fill Senate vacancies without any restrictions. Only four states do not allow a governor to make an appointment, leaving the seat vacant until a special election. I wonder which ones it would be. I just do so wonder. --- What has books ever teached us? -- Captain Afrohead Subject-verb agreement. -- t3h 0n3 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Thanatos_the_Great 03/01/24 7:33:35 PM #12: |
ClayGuida posted...
Since this is an election year, if McConnell stepped down today, they'd appoint a new one until November when they'd hold an actual election. The sensible thing would be to hold an election now. --- Re-open board 261. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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creativerealms 03/01/24 7:34:39 PM #13: |
They learned from the master, McConnell himself.
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Solar_Crimson 03/01/24 7:34:53 PM #14: |
Kradek posted...
It's sickening and unfortunately all I can do is hope Dems do the same when the shoe is on the other foot. Taking the high road hasn't taken us anywhere useful, what actually helps us is neutering these Christo-fascist white supremacists from harming the country as much as they can be.This is how I feel. Taking the high road just means that the GOP can slash at the Dem's knees until the Dems are too injured to move anymore. --- "Be good to yourself, because everyone else in the world is probably out to get you." - Dr. Harleen Quinzel ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DnDer 03/01/24 7:35:22 PM #15: |
Thanatos_the_Great posted...
Exactly - used to. Governors appointing someone to fill a vacancy is a historical relic that should have been done away with long ago. There are other historical relics that are much more deserving of being addressed, fixed, and/or abolished way, way before something like this one. Priorities. --- What has books ever teached us? -- Captain Afrohead Subject-verb agreement. -- t3h 0n3 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Thanatos_the_Great 03/01/24 7:37:42 PM #16: |
DnDer posted...
There are other historical relics that are much more deserving of being addressed, fixed, and/or abolished way, way before something like this one. Priorities. It's not either/or. --- Re-open board 261. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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wackyteen 03/01/24 7:37:56 PM #17: |
Thanatos_the_Great posted...
Exactly - used to. Governors appointing someone to fill a vacancy is a historical relic that should have been done away with long ago.Well, the GOP wants to go back to the 1800s so they can deal with this quirk. Fuck em --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ClayGuida 03/01/24 7:39:17 PM #18: |
Thanatos_the_Great posted...
The sensible thing would be to hold an election now.I mean, do you understand how hard it is to hold a state wide election? --- lolAmerica ... Copied to Clipboard!
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wackyteen 03/01/24 7:41:16 PM #19: |
ClayGuida posted...
I mean, do you understand how hard it is to hold a state wide election?GOP at large doesn't seem to have an issue wasting money on bullshit elections or challenging elections, so why should it matter how 'hard' it is? --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ClayGuida 03/01/24 7:46:21 PM #20: |
wackyteen posted...
GOP at large doesn't seem to have an issue wasting money on bullshit elections or challenging elections, so why should it matter how 'hard' it is?... --- lolAmerica ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Thanatos_the_Great 03/01/24 7:52:37 PM #21: |
ClayGuida posted...
I mean, do you understand how hard it is to hold a state wide election? Not so hard that it takes longer than waiting the nine months before the next regular election is due. Here in the UK we managed to organise a nationwide snap election in 2019 in 46 days (two and a half years before we were ordinarily due to have one), and our population is around 15 times that of Kentucky. --- Re-open board 261. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Robot2600 03/01/24 7:54:56 PM #22: |
your population is 60?
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wackyteen 03/01/24 8:12:19 PM #23: |
ClayGuida posted...
...all i'm saying is, is that if they want to begin to bitch about it being costly or difficult, then they should reign in their contemporaries --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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