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flashman13

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5. I believe it is up to the judge to determine if the petitioner has standing.

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 04:24 PM

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I am going to guess the governor has wide authority on what actions he can take unless otherwise prohibited by law. Could the Republican Kentucky Attorney General thwart Beshear or could he act independently of the AG?

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I'm no attorney, but I feel like a federal judge could order the hospital to report on McConnell's condition. [View all] flashman13 Yesterday OP

Mortician/deceased confidentiality lame54 Yesterday #1

Who is deceased in the OP's scenario? ColoringFool Yesterday #16

I would think the governor of the state on behalf of the citizens of Kentucky. CrispyQ Yesterday #2

I believe it is up to the judge to determine if the petitioner has standing. flashman13 Yesterday #5

Puke evil lies catching up to them. They are never honest brokers, toss them all out. Blues Heron Yesterday #3

No they couldn't. onenote Yesterday #4

That is pretty categorical. Are you an attorney? Can you support that opinion? flashman13 Yesterday #6

Yes, I'm an attorney. onenote Yesterday #7

About appointing a replacement Mz Pip Yesterday #10

Kentucky for a time had a law requiring appointment of a replacement from the same party onenote Yesterday #11

The Republican legislature removed Beshear's ability to make an appointment. flashman13 Yesterday #25

Doesn't the governor have a responsibility to appoint? orthoclad 21 hrs ago #37

There is a requirement in the law for a state to have two live senators Mysterian Yesterday #17

Can you provide a citation? Is this a Kentucky law requirement? onenote Yesterday #20

"shall be composed of two Senators" Mysterian Yesterday #28

Right. And there can be vacancies. onenote 23 hrs ago #33

The law requires two senators Mysterian 21 hrs ago #41

The Constitution requires two Senate seats DetroitLegalBeagle 20 hrs ago #42

Correct. Not that it will matter to the person who has decided they are a legal expert. onenote 20 hrs ago #43

That's ridiculous Mysterian 9 hrs ago #53

The citation is basic comprehension of the English language and common sense DetroitLegalBeagle 8 hrs ago #54

So you got nothing Mysterian 6 hrs ago #55

I'm not an attorney but I think HIPAA also applies. yardwork 20 hrs ago #44

Correct. onenote 20 hrs ago #45

Thanks. yardwork 20 hrs ago #47

what if he is being abused? Skittles Yesterday #19

Yeah. Wellness check. orthoclad 21 hrs ago #38

It's weird. Mz Pip Yesterday #8

It's clear you are not an attorney. Ms. Toad Yesterday #9

Wondering how well HIPAA would work if it were a Democratic Senator PuraVidaDreamin Yesterday #13

The exact same way. Ms. Toad Yesterday #15

Yep, HIPAA definitely would prevent the hospital or other third parties from releasing such information without consent. onenote Yesterday #14

Again, I'm not an attorney, but a federal judge has immense power and can more than likely over ride HIPPA. flashman13 Yesterday #29

No one had standing. Ms. Toad 23 hrs ago #34

Do HIPAA rights apply to a corpse? I think that is what we are dealing with here. flashman13 22 hrs ago #35

Yes. For 50 years. Ms. Toad 22 hrs ago #36

He has not "reappeared": orthoclad 21 hrs ago #40

Why is this vitally important to large numbers of people? yardwork 20 hrs ago #48

HIPAA only applies to medical staff orthoclad 21 hrs ago #39

That is incorrect. HIPAA applies to everyone. yardwork 20 hrs ago #49

I stand corrected. It applies to hospital staff. orthoclad 20 hrs ago #50

It applies to everyone who could have access to his personal medical information. yardwork 20 hrs ago #51

Like Meta? orthoclad 20 hrs ago #52

Sorry, I hadn't seen your post when I made mine upthread. yardwork 20 hrs ago #46

I don't care about Senator McConnell's condition. I hope he doesn't come back to the Senate. patphil Yesterday #12

The live McConnell has been defying Trump in recent months. flashman13 Yesterday #30

i think beshear shd just declare the seat vacant and schedule an election. even if he's alive, mopinko Yesterday #18

What utter nonsense. Why not just have every Democratic governor declare every Republican office vacant? tritsofme Yesterday #21

is every republican office vacant? mopinko Yesterday #23

And why wasn't Kirk's seat declared vacant? Because governors simply don't have the sort of arbitrary power you imagine. tritsofme Yesterday #24

No judge is going to touch this DetroitLegalBeagle Yesterday #22

CNN has him sitting up and smiling on their home page Bristlecone Yesterday #26

Nope. Ocelot II Yesterday #27

He's in rehab after a fall. LeftInTX Yesterday #31

McConnell. Someone called him Schrodengers Senator lame54 23 hrs ago #32