sanitation@lemmy.today to politics @lemmy.world · 13 days agoKentucky Governor to McConnell: Prove Fitness to Serve or ‘Resign’time.comexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down10
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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoMy guess is that he intends to call for a special election* on Aug 2, once he doesn’t get a response. (* even though I claim that under the KY constitution, he doesn’t have to and could just unilaterally appoint a replacement instead)
minus-squareryrybang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·12 days agoThis guess isn’t based on evidence or actions or his own words, unfortunately. Aug 2 will come and pass with zero action other than ‘concern.’
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoThat would be the stupidest thing he could possibly do. He has absolutely nothing to lose by going for it as hard as he can.
minus-squareryrybang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·12 days ago“That would be the stupidest thing he could possibly do” That’s how you know what exactly will happen. It’s been this way since 2015.
My guess is that he intends to call for a special election* on Aug 2, once he doesn’t get a response.
(* even though I claim that under the KY constitution, he doesn’t have to and could just unilaterally appoint a replacement instead)
This guess isn’t based on evidence or actions or his own words, unfortunately. Aug 2 will come and pass with zero action other than ‘concern.’
That would be the stupidest thing he could possibly do. He has absolutely nothing to lose by going for it as hard as he can.
“That would be the stupidest thing he could possibly do”
That’s how you know what exactly will happen. It’s been this way since 2015.