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rogue emissary

(3,494 posts)
5. Hell, Yes.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 11:43 AM
6 hrs ago

State and federal laws concerning Senators were written for this exact situation.

They fall short as they don't require disclosure of cognitive abilities.

Most laws were written with the assumption that the family or staff of the Senator would disclose this information.

This is why I believe we need to update many of these laws.
They need to require reporting on congestive health of any government official that spends say more than a week hospitalized or under a doctors daily care.

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