I'm not wishing anyone dead here.
I'm just looking at what happens if Leahy dies:
He is a senator from Vermont, which has a republican governor.
If the republican governor has a spine, he would name a Republican to replace him for the rest of his term.
Then the Republicans would control the Senate for 2 years, and we could rest easy for a while regarding making DC a state, SCOTUS packing, Dominion and cheat-by-mail-in ballots being permanent.
Just sayin...
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So if Leahy recovers does he get to vote and be Judge?