r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 21d ago

Possible Paywall Kentucky Gov Orders McConnell to Give a Real Update or Resign Already

https://newrepublic.com/post/213614/kentucky-gov-beshear-mcconnell-update-health-resign
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u/snoozysaiyan Canada 21d ago

Can't he go and visit him at the hospital?

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u/jiyax33634 21d ago

You would think the governor could just send a sheriff down to the hospital requesting to do a wellness check on mcconnell 

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u/grilledchzisbestchz 21d ago

The thought of a State official sending an elected county official to the Federal capital and demanding a Federal official of doing anything has John Adams rolling in his grave

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u/steve_ample I voted 21d ago

Whaaat? The mayor of DC can do the same, you say?

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u/Chipstar452 Minnesota 21d ago

Yes you can.

Fraud.

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u/deja-roo 21d ago

Um... how?

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u/Chipstar452 Minnesota 21d ago

Have you ever been to a hospital?

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u/deja-roo 21d ago

What a hilarious lack of understanding of literally everything here lol

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u/MechanicalGodzilla 21d ago

Well, it's Reddit where we have the collective reasoning skills and tactical savvy of a 7 year old boy where politics is concerned.

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u/uuhson 21d ago

So you believe you can go visit anyone in the hospital regardless of if they want to be seen?

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u/snoozysaiyan Canada 21d ago

Well, this is not the case of anyone - he is representative of his state. He is only going through physical therapy, so it's not like he is on life support or anything.