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Fiendish Thingy

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3. The People? NO

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 10:08 AM

16 hrs ago

His Kentucky constituents? Sure.

To the rest of us, it shouldn’t matter one damned bit.

Dead or alive, he’s not voting, and that’s all that matters.

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If a Senator is seriously incapacitated, do the people have a right to know? [View all] kentuck 17 hrs ago OP

Well if the individual is a public figure, say a US senator.................... Lovie777 17 hrs ago #1

Would the Republicans stoop to such a trick? lapfog_1 17 hrs ago #2

The People? NO Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #3

A legal "right"? No. onenote 15 hrs ago #4

Hell, Yes. rogue emissary 15 hrs ago #5

Yes, if the incapacitation is brain death. THere are state and federal laws about this 31j20b3 13 hrs ago #6

Brain dead is not legally dead, so it is not public record LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #8

Yes it is under Federal Law 31j20b3 13 hrs ago #9

Kay Granger was found RESIDING in a nursing home 31j20b3 13 hrs ago #10

We don't know if McConnell is brain dead or what... LeftInTX 12 hrs ago #12

I remember when Kay Granger "disappeared" for six months. She was found in an assisted living facility LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #7

We pay his salary. If he's unable to perform the duties that he's drawing that salary for meadowlander 13 hrs ago #11