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

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:04 PM

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When they aren't. And I don't need courage to admit I'm right when I'm right. And I'm right. I quoted the constitution, which states the Senate shall be composed of two senator per state but also addresses the circumstance of there being a vacancy.

The poster that I was trying to explain this to still seems to believe that the law requires two live senators at all times. Which makes me wonder what he thinks about the current situation in South Carolina, which only has one live Senator at the moment. Does he think some law is being broke there?

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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