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LeftInTX

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8. Brain dead is not legally dead, so it is not public record

Reply to 31j20b3 (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 01:35 PM

5 hrs ago

Is he legally incapacitated? Yes, but who is going to go that route? Take the case of congresswoman Kay Granger who dissappeared for six months and was found in an assisted living facility.

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If a Senator is seriously incapacitated, do the people have a right to know? [View all] kentuck 10 hrs ago OP

Well if the individual is a public figure, say a US senator.................... Lovie777 9 hrs ago #1

Would the Republicans stoop to such a trick? lapfog_1 9 hrs ago #2

The People? NO Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #3

A legal "right"? No. onenote 7 hrs ago #4

Hell, Yes. rogue emissary 7 hrs ago #5

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

Brain dead is not legally dead, so it is not public record LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #8

Yes it is under Federal Law 31j20b3 5 hrs ago #9

Kay Granger was found RESIDING in a nursing home 31j20b3 5 hrs ago #10

We don't know if McConnell is brain dead or what... LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #12

I remember when Kay Granger "disappeared" for six months. She was found in an assisted living facility LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #7

We pay his salary. If he's unable to perform the duties that he's drawing that salary for meadowlander 5 hrs ago #11