Originally posted by nhtagmember: How does his vote count? He didn’t read or understand. Someone told him what to say. And he said it.
So you are saying he voted like a D
September 17, 2026, 10:47 AM
nhtagmember
I'm saying his vote shouldn't count
he can't even draw the idea of the bill with a crayon
this is NOT how our government is supposed to function, and its been a very long time since anyone could accuse him of being a republican
September 17, 2026, 10:52 AM
1s1k
Why can’t these people ever call it a career. It’s like Dianne Feinstein when they were wheeling her in for a vote and she kept calling out “where are you taking me” to somewhere she had been hundreds of times.
I just don’t get it.
September 17, 2026, 11:01 AM
TMats
_______________________________________________________ despite them
September 17, 2026, 11:04 AM
trapper189
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Originally posted by HRK:
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Originally posted by nhtagmember: How does his vote count? He didn’t read or understand. Someone told him what to say. And he said it.
So you are saying he voted like a D
My maternal grandmother in MI was a card carrying UAW member, the union boss would handout cards with how members where supposed to vote for every election, and that's exactly what she did.
September 18, 2026, 02:11 PM
HRK
So we needed to keep McConnell in his seat or Little Andy would have challenged the law as unconsititutional, basically vacating the seat since there wasn't time for a special election, and he was being held back from making an appointment which he most certainly would have appointed a D and let the challenges happen in court.
McConnell fell and we see the results, the play out is simple for power and control no different than the Left did with Feinstein....
Shipwreckedcrew analyzes why Mitch McConnell delayed resignation: a Kentucky law dispute risked Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear appointing a Democrat to the seat or leaving it vacant, weakening new Senate GOP leader John Thune's position.
Kentucky's 2024 law (HB 622) requires special elections for Senate vacancies rather than gubernatorial appointments, a change influenced by McConnell and Republicans to block a Democratic governor from filling the seat with a non-Republican.
The law's validity remains contested under Kentucky's constitution (Section 152) and the 17th Amendment, potentially allowing legal challenges and temporary vacancies until a special election or the January 2027 term start.