Spouses have been allowed to take the place of a Senator who has become incapacitated. It’s not all that unusual.
We don’t like it here because John has been such an ass. We want to be done with just about anyone associated with him.
Why not? Edith Wilson became President after Woodrow had a stroke and lost his ability to communicate or think clearly.
To me, Freepers believing this is OK indicates the debased state of the republic, the triumph of sentimentality over reason and constitutional order.
I know we have allowed it, but this third-world practice needs to stop.
Doesn’t make it right. It’s exactly the thing the founders were trying to eliminate - dukes and earls. Fiefdoms.
The Stupid/Evil Party (GOP).