• bassgirl09@lemmy.world
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    Any company would have likely fired the guy for not showing up by now unless he submitted FMLA paperwork. This is one of the differences between regular working people and these government officials.

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    He’s dead ffs. They should be launching a police investigation into the missing McConnell

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    One minute beyond the deadline they will announce, “mitch was visiting the ole’ Kentucky explosion factory today, not being a closeted homosexual, and in a freak accident, he exploded. So we’re all super bummed that there can’t be an autopsy now… Even if there could be of course, the results would just say he was definitely straight, and he was not dead for a month before his corpse living body was deliberately accidentally exploded.”

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      He could have a five minute phone conversation with a respected journalist and instantly kill all of these rumours. The fact that he hasn’t done so indicates he’s either dead or at minimum no longer of sound mind.

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    That would be precisely the case if this was any other job. But, apparently, Senate seats are ordained by God and are a divine right.

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    I cant even miss work for 3 days in a row without a doctor note and this pos just doing w/e?

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    I always figured that if you didn’t show up to work for a few weeks, that was a resignation. We should treat him as if he’s already resigned.

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      where i come from if you don’t show up to work for 2-3 days, you’re fired. you’d think the snobby fucks lecturing every american about personal responsibility would be able to at least pretend that they’re maintaining a high standard.

      why is this freeloader even getting free healthcare at this point?

      wheel him out onto the street like the bum that he is and let god deal with it.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    Beshear should just call their bluff, and name a Democratic Senator. Force MAGA to sue to stop him, and then they’ll have to provide proof of life. If they do, then fine, Mitch is still breathing, so they win.

    But if they can’t prove it, or choose not to, then Beshear’s pick stands, and we’ve got another Dem senator.

    Go ahead, call their bluff. You know they’re lying, they’re ALWAYS lying.

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        Quite the opposite. The state constitution says replacements are appointed. Recent legislation that has not (yet) been tested in court calls for a special election.

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          I think that a honest court would strike down the legislation, especially if McConnel is revealed to be a corpse. The GOP are malicious liars.

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    He’s passed on! This senator is no more! He has ceased to be! He’s expired and gone to meet his maker! He’s a stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! If they hadn’t nailed him to the hospital bed he’d be pushing up the daisies! His metabolic processes are now history! He’s off the twig! He’s kicked the bucket, he’s shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible!! HE IS AN EX-SENATOR!!