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The Dems hold no power in the state. They are not the majority. And the current GOP stripped the Democratic governor of his ability to appoint a successor. As frustrating as this is, elections have consequences. And the GOP will keep changing the rules until democracy is as dead as McConnell.

He can't do it legally...which bites since he could challenge it but by then it's too late... in short, a catch22 at best.

Because it’s their brand at this point. Been letting the guardians of pedophiles get away with whatever they want since Bush v Gore and that bullshit SCOTUS decision

Exactly.

Because our current form ov government would not allow it 😐

Corporate Dems are the Washington Generals. They are paid to lose.

Get fucking over yourself and actually think for a minute.

I guess McConnell would be offended if candidates were running for His seat Before he died. These Repubs sigh that want to be treated as Royalty! jeeez Republicans don’t seem to Know When McConnell will die! They just threw the dice- & might end up with a cardboard cutout representing KY in Senate.

Are any candidates running for McConnell’s seat?

This is counterfactual. This is the relevant law, and it only applies to an actual vacancy.

Mitch responded to questions about his health last night by saying, “Don’t walk into the light.”

Because Democrats are in charge of nothing right now.

genetics ?

I'm with Beshear on this. Let Mitch be a bitch and go out the way he lived. Like a despicable piece of @#$% who cheated democracy. I look forward to having a headstone to piss on.

What are you wanting them to do exactly? I've already suggested that everyone concerned should show up with a covered dish and offer to cut the grass. Ya know, the Southern way. But apparently, nobody likes my idea. youtu.be/Vf7h-HzuR1I?...

Clearly @govandybeshear.bsky.social is a delicate little flower & can’t get the job done!

Who do you have in mind to replace him? And why? What is it you think someone else might do that Mitch isn’t doing from his hospital bed? It’s not like Senators do anything these days.

Twice-revised Kentucky succession laws bar Beshear from appointing an interim senator and instead require a special election, leaving open the possibility McConnell’s seat could sit vacant until January. www.latimes.com/world-nation...

You think McConnell's getting replaced by a Democrat? An empty seat is better than some batshit crazy Maga Republican.

Voting matters! Vote BLUE

Lol when will you libturds realize it's 2 wings of the same bird?

I agree...If possible, I would like to see some clear laws, rules, and amendments on this topic

Asking for Merick Garland

The governor of KY is missing out for NOT forcing the issue.

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BECAUSE THEY ARE 🐈‍⬛ ssys! We need to sew on a pair of cajones onto each one of them,

I’m hoping the over $4.00 a gallon gas⛽️ is enough of a “stick” to get them off their butts & #Vote 😎🗽🇺🇸

What exact actions are they supposed to take in the minority?

Republicans hold a fucking majority in all 3 branches. Dems have no power. Elections have consequences

Very good question!

Because we have the two most useless Democrats in America in charge.

Following the KY law.

Same 💩 different pile!

I share your frustration. However, Beshear must tread carefully in this matter. I recently watched a video by a geriatric doctor explaining everything, but I cannot locate it again. If someone has access to that video, please repost it.

We can't know for sure, but it's not easy to throw away a powerful member of your party. They stick together through loyalty. If McConnell is technically alive, Republicans will be scared to go after his seat because it means the loyalty pact will be broken So they are tolerating losing a vote

How would the Dems do that?

I don't know, maybe because they're not in power......🤔 Do you put out these stupid questions just for "likes", or do you really have no clue about civics? Are a MAGAt(pronounced maggot 🪰)operative? Inquiring minds would like to know.

No

They didn’t do anything with that knot head who disappeared “for mental health reasons” in the House for three months right after he was elected either.

Well said

Why are people Blaming the DEMS... you want something done... go do it...

How can he get plans for his proof of life when the Republicans are shielding him? If he tries to force anything he violates Hipa

Even more than that KY LEGISLATURE won't allow GOV BESHAR to appoint a Democrat even temporarily.

He’s still outmaneuvering them… and he’s 😵🪦

Could it be that Dems tend to be too nicey nice?

Why don't the Republicans get their shit together!!

WHERE'S MITCH??

May he rot

"If you ask a democrat or a republican how their campaign is going they will answer you in terms of how much money they've raised. This should tell you all you need to know." -- Gore Vidal

www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/u...

Both parties have their struggles. Strong leadership, unity, and listening to voters are what make a party successful. Politics is complicated, and change takes time.

Cause we're pussys. Nice guys finish last. We see it time and again. That's why we need younger representatives, not old grandfather types (like me).

Because we voted in a majority of Republicans.

Aside from being completely out of touch and fecklessly incapable of meeting the moment, the centrist Democrats are now essentially Republicans. I’m not just rolling my eyes and bitching here. I’m fucking furious. Jeffries, Schumer, Fetterman and the like… these fucking scumbags.

Exactly

Kentucky would have to have a special election to replace Mitch. In such a Republican state do those odds look good?

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Exactly. Time to take off the training wheels.

They don't understand because they are either trolling or stupid. Beshar can't appoint a Democrat to McConnells Senate seat & thune hasn't declared a Senate seat vacancy.

Because they are allies, not enemies of Republicans.

Because you forgot that the Democrats (with a few exceptions) are conservatives....

Even in death the turtle dominates Dems. Party of weak, so tired of it.

Seriously??? I mean SERIOUSLY??? What are Democrats supposed to do that's not illegal??? 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Good question ⁉️

There's also the part where by KY law he can't put a Democrat in...

What action do you suggest?

Because they’re not a serious opposition party.

Because they're two sides of the same counterfeit coin and playing divide and conquer with the American people. Dems are doing what their oligarch masters are telling them to just like the republicans do.

The Dems are not in power. But soon.....

They’re too busy raising money.

Missing Mitch = missing vote. You really want a GOP replacement in there voting? USE YOUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS!

They are trying

Maybe better to have a brain dead Senator than a new fully functioning Republican Senator that can vote MAGA? Oh wait, they’re all brain dead. I’m so confused on what to do!

Makes ya wonder, doesn't it? Who's really the useful idiot?

You mean the constituents !

McConnell would have figured out a way to replaced the one McConnell with TWO McConnells a month ago...

#Feckless

They’re to busy writing tough letters and clutching their pearls and also finding new ways to shoot themselves in the foot! So damn sick of their actual inaction!!!!

Republicans are the majority party. There is literally nothing Democrats can do and having his seat remain empty is the best possible outcome.

Mamdani got on TV and explained that he searched for a way to arrest Netanyahoo, but it turns out the mayor of NYC doesn't have that capability. He then called on those with the power to arrest him to do so. Bashear should learn a lesson.

Rogue space aliens clearly have the Mitchster hostage and alive in an undisclosed location. The Dems have their hands tied good people!! Don't you get it?

Thy're stuck on their decades old strategy - vote for us because we're not the Republicans, even though they have no pallini's once they're in the majority or any other time for that matter!

Enablers for Trump.

Agreed

Because it’s too far outside their comfort zone. They want to maintain the status quo and be the plucky underdogs who make indignant speeches but actually do nothing.

God you’re dumb. It is far better for Republicans to be down one vote than for Beshear to call a special election and replace him with another Republican. Learn something.

Cause it's a Republican issue at this time etc

💯 agree @lazytato.bsky.social

Because they don't want to. This isn't rocket science. It's as simple as: Actions speak louder than words. People always overthink it. Bottom line: Dems don't do things because they don't want to.

I think it would have been before that

Dems still think of the NAZIS as their "colleagues across the aisle" and not "the enemies of mankind". Soft, weak, ineffective leadership.

Because they’re all on the same team taking the same orders from the same people. When will libs like you finally get it? Nothing will change until you all do.

Establishment Democrats repeatedly choose impotence over action. "Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" is practically their motto.

Because the Dems cannot replace him? Beshear has to do something.

Because clown-suits like #DumpChuckSchumer and #DumpHakeemJeffries are running things...

Because they’re all cowards

Who knows. Seems like they want to talk about stuff and then do nothing

The explanation is it's easier to cite minority status for not doing anything for constituents. When they have majority it's awkward. They have to designate a villain, eg Manchin, Lieberman, Sinema, Fetterman...

@govandybeshear.bsky.social REPLACE!

How...nice...of you to blame Dems for all the voter suppression efforts of the GOP. The gerrymandering, SCOTUS killing the Voter Rights Act, attempting to steal voter rolls so they can have their stooges report Dem voters as fakes or illegal when they aren't, trying to make women nonvoters.

They seriously make me feel like i'm wasting my vote. Which is not to say I'll vote gop bc I think they all are vile at this point, but the Dems are such a big disappointment at this point, FuckN DO something!!! 🤬

Because they're on Epstein's list too

"THE DEMS" have nothing to do with this. it's all on @govandybeshear.bsky.social's hed.

Because Chuck Schumer is not on the other side to let them do it

Democrats are too chicken to combat the rise of fascism in America