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37. Doesn't the governor have a responsibility to appoint?

Reply to Mz Pip (Reply #10)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:16 PM

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whether it's same party or not, which is irrelevant. He needs to know if he must act.

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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 Sunday OP

Mortician/deceased confidentiality lame54 Sunday #1

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

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

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

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

No they couldn't. onenote Sunday #4

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

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

About appointing a replacement Mz Pip Sunday #10

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

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

Doesn't the governor have a responsibility to appoint? orthoclad Sunday #37

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

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

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

Right. And there can be vacancies. onenote Sunday #33

The law requires two senators Mysterian Sunday #41

The Constitution requires two Senate seats DetroitLegalBeagle Sunday #42

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

That's ridiculous Mysterian 16 hrs ago #53

The citation is basic comprehension of the English language and common sense DetroitLegalBeagle 16 hrs ago #54

So you got nothing Mysterian 14 hrs ago #55

I'm not an attorney but I think HIPAA also applies. yardwork Sunday #44

Correct. onenote Sunday #45

Thanks. yardwork Sunday #47

what if he is being abused? Skittles Sunday #19

Yeah. Wellness check. orthoclad Sunday #38

It's weird. Mz Pip Sunday #8

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

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

The exact same way. Ms. Toad Sunday #15

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

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

No one had standing. Ms. Toad Sunday #34

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

Yes. For 50 years. Ms. Toad Sunday #36

He has not "reappeared": orthoclad Sunday #40

Why is this vitally important to large numbers of people? yardwork Sunday #48

HIPAA only applies to medical staff orthoclad Sunday #39

That is incorrect. HIPAA applies to everyone. yardwork Sunday #49

I stand corrected. It applies to hospital staff. orthoclad Sunday #50

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

Like Meta? orthoclad Sunday #52

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

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

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

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

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

is every republican office vacant? mopinko Sunday #23

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

No judge is going to touch this DetroitLegalBeagle Sunday #22

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

Nope. Ocelot II Sunday #27

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

McConnell. Someone called him Schrodengers Senator lame54 Sunday #32