Posted on 12/11/2024 9:26:55 AM PST by conservative98
April 12, 2024
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Friday removed the Democratic governor from any role filling future U.S. Senate vacancies — a move supporters said was unrelated to recent scrutiny about the health of the state’s senior senator, Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
The GOP supermajority Legislature easily overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of the measure. The legislation calls for a special election to fill any Senate vacancy from the Bluegrass State. The special election winner would hold the seat for the remainder of the unexpired term.
“The people should decide who a United States senator is by election always,” House Majority Floor Leader Steven Rudy, a Republican and the bill’s lead sponsor, said during a brief House debate Friday.
The Senate succession bill moved through the Legislature at a time of pending transition for the 82-year-old McConnell. In February, the venerable Kentucky senator announced he will step down from his longtime Senate leadership position in November.
Aides said McConnell’s announcement was unrelated to his health. The senator had a concussion from a fall last year and two public episodes where his face briefly froze while he was speaking.
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I forgot about this. This is awesome.
OK, good. Mitch looks to be on his last legs.
Well done—it looks like the GOP is starting to figure out how to win.
They need to keep practicing until they master the art.
“Well done—it looks like the GOP is starting to figure out how to win.”
Make Kentucky Florida
How about they go back to the way it was intended-the state legislature picks the senator.
Beshear is basically a head of state. He can do mall ribbon cuttings and meet and greets. He’s a GINO.
Praise God.
Not so fast. I’m more than a little concerned about this. Here’s Handsome Andy’s veto message re similar legislation in 2021. I think there may be a problem vis a vis the language of the 17th Amendment
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21rs/sb228/veto.pdf
They’ve botched that up too bad.
It would take a U.S. Constitutional amendment to put that genie back in the bottle.
A special election should be able to do the job in this case.
Fantastic news, now the turtle can retire and the demonRAT Kentucky gubbernor can pound sand as the people of KY will have the final say as to who replaces him.
If he was a horse they would’ve shot him by now.
CC
Beshear will ignore the law and appoint a senator. He’ll fight over the appointment in the courts as he maintains that the law restricting his appointment authority is a violation of the Kentucky Constitution.
In the end it won’t matter, as Beshear will run in a special election and win handily. No one in the state can beat him with all the active and retired teachers, government workers, and union members as his support.
Oh, thank God!!
It is because of Beshear that we should hope for McConnell to stay as long as he can.
The big problem is his 2026 situation. Beshear may choose to run for that Senate seat, whether McConnell steps down or not.
Beshear is a huge threat in 2028, especially if he is a sitting Senator.
Because Kentucky has a bad habit of electing Democrat governors.
The 17th ammendment should be repealed. Worst mistake ever.
Agreed. But it’s language presents a problem here.
Seventeenth Amendment The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures. When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.
I agree he’s a huge threat. Millions of women will vote for him based on his looks. If Kamala had chosen him I think she would have been much more formidable for the same reason. Thankfully she chose Elmer Fudd is read because she couldn’t stand to be upstaged
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