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31j20b3

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9. Yes it is under Federal Law

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 01:42 PM

3 hrs ago

I provided the citation in my posts yesterday.

If I get the name correct the law is The Uniform Determination of Death Act ,

MOreover most states consider brain death death, and Kansas was the first state to make that a state law in 1970

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If a Senator is seriously incapacitated, do the people have a right to know? [View all] kentuck 8 hrs ago OP

Well if the individual is a public figure, say a US senator.................... Lovie777 8 hrs ago #1

Would the Republicans stoop to such a trick? lapfog_1 7 hrs ago #2

The People? NO Fiendish Thingy 7 hrs ago #3

A legal "right"? No. onenote 5 hrs ago #4

Hell, Yes. rogue emissary 5 hrs ago #5

Yes, if the incapacitation is brain death. THere are state and federal laws about this 31j20b3 4 hrs ago #6

Brain dead is not legally dead, so it is not public record LeftInTX 3 hrs ago #8

Yes it is under Federal Law 31j20b3 3 hrs ago #9

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We don't know if McConnell is brain dead or what... LeftInTX 3 hrs ago #12

I remember when Kay Granger "disappeared" for six months. She was found in an assisted living facility LeftInTX 3 hrs ago #7

We pay his salary. If he's unable to perform the duties that he's drawing that salary for meadowlander 3 hrs ago #11