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Mysterian

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41. The law requires two senators

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Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:29 PM

10 hrs ago

You argued it does not. You were wrong. Have the moral courage to admit it.

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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 15 hrs ago OP

Mortician/deceased confidentiality lame54 15 hrs ago #1

Who is deceased in the OP's scenario? ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #16

I would think the governor of the state on behalf of the citizens of Kentucky. CrispyQ 15 hrs ago #2

I believe it is up to the judge to determine if the petitioner has standing. flashman13 15 hrs ago #5

Puke evil lies catching up to them. They are never honest brokers, toss them all out. Blues Heron 15 hrs ago #3

No they couldn't. onenote 15 hrs ago #4

That is pretty categorical. Are you an attorney? Can you support that opinion? flashman13 15 hrs ago #6

Yes, I'm an attorney. onenote 15 hrs ago #7

About appointing a replacement Mz Pip 15 hrs ago #10

Kentucky for a time had a law requiring appointment of a replacement from the same party onenote 15 hrs ago #11

The Republican legislature removed Beshear's ability to make an appointment. flashman13 14 hrs ago #25

Doesn't the governor have a responsibility to appoint? orthoclad 10 hrs ago #37

There is a requirement in the law for a state to have two live senators Mysterian 15 hrs ago #17

Can you provide a citation? Is this a Kentucky law requirement? onenote 14 hrs ago #20

"shall be composed of two Senators" Mysterian 13 hrs ago #28

Right. And there can be vacancies. onenote 12 hrs ago #33

The law requires two senators Mysterian 10 hrs ago #41

The Constitution requires two Senate seats DetroitLegalBeagle 10 hrs ago #42

Correct. Not that it will matter to the person who has decided they are a legal expert. onenote 9 hrs ago #43

I'm not an attorney but I think HIPAA also applies. yardwork 9 hrs ago #44

Correct. onenote 9 hrs ago #45

Thanks. yardwork 9 hrs ago #47

what if he is being abused? Skittles 14 hrs ago #19

Yeah. Wellness check. orthoclad 10 hrs ago #38

It's weird. Mz Pip 15 hrs ago #8

It's clear you are not an attorney. Ms. Toad 15 hrs ago #9

Wondering how well HIPAA would work if it were a Democratic Senator PuraVidaDreamin 15 hrs ago #13

The exact same way. Ms. Toad 15 hrs ago #15

Yep, HIPAA definitely would prevent the hospital or other third parties from releasing such information without consent. onenote 15 hrs ago #14

Again, I'm not an attorney, but a federal judge has immense power and can more than likely over ride HIPPA. flashman13 13 hrs ago #29

No one had standing. Ms. Toad 12 hrs ago #34

Do HIPAA rights apply to a corpse? I think that is what we are dealing with here. flashman13 11 hrs ago #35

Yes. For 50 years. Ms. Toad 11 hrs ago #36

He has not "reappeared": orthoclad 10 hrs ago #40

Why is this vitally important to large numbers of people? yardwork 9 hrs ago #48

HIPAA only applies to medical staff orthoclad 10 hrs ago #39

That is incorrect. HIPAA applies to everyone. yardwork 9 hrs ago #49

I stand corrected. It applies to hospital staff. orthoclad 9 hrs ago #50

It applies to everyone who could have access to his personal medical information. yardwork 9 hrs ago #51

Like Meta? orthoclad 9 hrs ago #52

Sorry, I hadn't seen your post when I made mine upthread. yardwork 9 hrs ago #46

I don't care about Senator McConnell's condition. I hope he doesn't come back to the Senate. patphil 15 hrs ago #12

The live McConnell has been defying Trump in recent months. flashman13 13 hrs ago #30

i think beshear shd just declare the seat vacant and schedule an election. even if he's alive, mopinko 14 hrs ago #18

What utter nonsense. Why not just have every Democratic governor declare every Republican office vacant? tritsofme 14 hrs ago #21

is every republican office vacant? mopinko 14 hrs ago #23

And why wasn't Kirk's seat declared vacant? Because governors simply don't have the sort of arbitrary power you imagine. tritsofme 14 hrs ago #24

No judge is going to touch this DetroitLegalBeagle 14 hrs ago #22

CNN has him sitting up and smiling on their home page Bristlecone 13 hrs ago #26

Nope. Ocelot II 13 hrs ago #27

He's in rehab after a fall. LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #31

McConnell. Someone called him Schrodengers Senator lame54 13 hrs ago #32