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To: mrsmith
This article claims incapacitation can't force stepping down:

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There is little precedent for forcing a living senator to stand down against his will.

A predecessor of Mr Johnson, Karl Mundt, continued to hold his Senate seat for three years after a stroke that incapacitated him in 1969, although he was unable to attend Senate sessions.

502 posted on 12/13/2006 6:13:25 PM PST by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: STARWISE
This article claims incapacitation can't force stepping down:

True, but you still have to be on the floor of the Senate to vote.
511 posted on 12/13/2006 6:27:03 PM PST by The Hound Passer
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