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re: Leahy hospitalized.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:18 pm to jlovel7
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:18 pm to jlovel7
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ETA: was this Mitch McConnell’s plan all along? Trump loses then he usurps the senate by having Leahy offed and replaced by a Republican Governor which is something mail in voting can’t beat?
I literally just told you that its not happening because its Phil Scott and then you come up with this fan fiction wish casting again?
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Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:20 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Filibuster abolition just got removed from Schumer's agenda. Even if Leahy is okay, ain’t no Democrat got the stomach for giving the majority back to the GOP without the filibuster at their disposal.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:22 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I'm not going to start wishing death on folks
That said...
There are a lot of people over the last few years who've worked diligently to divide and destroy and harm people who mostly want to be left alone to take care of their family. What's left of American society would probably be better off without them.
That said...
There are a lot of people over the last few years who've worked diligently to divide and destroy and harm people who mostly want to be left alone to take care of their family. What's left of American society would probably be better off without them.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:23 pm to Sentrius
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I literally just told you that its not happening because its Phil Scott and then you come up with this fan fiction wish casting again?
I am not actually suggesting Mitch is having someone murdered. I’m joking
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:23 pm to teke184
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So, if Leahy can’t preside over the show trial, who is next?
The next Democratic Senator in line aka whomever has served the longest in the Senate.
The position is filled simply by the longest serving Senator from whatever party is in power
ETA: it’s Diane Feinstein
Eta also: if Leahy were to die or resign, Gov Scott would not appoint a Republican in his place. At least not a conservative one. The best chance the GOP has of gaining that seat would be Scott appointing himself, which is unlikely.
This post was edited on 1/26/21 at 6:27 pm
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:24 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I’d like to extend the same level of warm, heartfelt wishes that Democrats sent to President Donald Trump and Rand Paul.
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Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:25 pm to Indefatigable
Does Leahy not wear a mask? I've been told for the last 9 months that masks are incredibly effective.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:25 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
i hope he dies while he's there. frick him.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:25 pm to Indefatigable
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The position is filled simply by the longest serving Senator from whatever party is in power
Could that be Difi?
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:28 pm to loogaroo
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Could that be Difi?
If Leahy were to leave office in some way and the Democrats retain the majority, the President Pro temp would be DiFi indeed. Patty Murray would be next up
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:31 pm to Sentrius
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Liberal Phil Scott is not appointing a republican to replace a democrat, especially a democrat that died in office. It's Vermont people. It's not happening. If Phil Scott ran for office in the south or the midwest, he would be a democrat.
First of all Leahy isn’t dead-just in the hospital so I hate to get ahead of myself, bc I am a human. However - to me incapacity of him for some period
Is probably worse for Democrats than if he died.
If he does pass or retire, I don’t understand your adamancy that the replacement would be a Democrat.
If the Governor of Vermont is a Republican, he probably only has political allies and donors at the national party level. Turtle is going to be all over his arse to appoint a Republican. Dude can’t be the only Republican in Vermont. Surely one works for him or donated to him or something.
He wouldn’t be required by law to appoint a Republican or anything, but it would seem like he would be required practically speaking. Surely he isn’t the only Republican in Vermont if he managed to get elected?
Can you ever think of a time where a Governor appointed a senator from the opposite party? Sincere question. . . I have no idea
This post was edited on 1/26/21 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:33 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Leahy hospitalized.
Anyone surprised? The old fart could barely put a sentence together during ACB confirmation hearing.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:34 pm to Wednesday
Why and how is the Vermont governor a Republican? It makes even less sense if he’s a Republican and wants to appoint a Dem
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:35 pm to DallasTiger11
No shite-I seem to recall that they enacted some kind of single payer / public health insurance in Vermont and it was such a disaster that those socialists got pissed and voted in an R.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:38 pm to Wednesday
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If he does pass or retire, I don’t understand your adamancy that the replacement would be a Democrat.
If the Governor of Vermont is a Republican, he probably only has political allies and donors at the national party level. Turtle is going to be all over his arse to appoint a Republican. Dude can’t be the only Republican in Vermont. Surely one works for him or donated to him or something.
Sure, it's possible that Phil Scott could appoint a republican to replace Leahy and he may do so but that carries a price with it.
There would be a special election likely in the fall or early next year and the democrat/liberal independent would be the favorite to win and then the senate flips back to democrat control.
And then Phil Scott would have to deal with the partisan fallout in liberal and blue as hell Vermont over the nakedly political decision to flip US Senate control to GOP and his political career would be over.
Is Mitch going to ask the Governor to sacrifice his political career for an appointment that would only last several months? And is the Governor willing to fall on the sword?
I don't see that happening. It would be a huge shock if it did.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:45 pm to DallasTiger11
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It makes even less sense if he’s a Republican and wants to appoint a Dem
Phil Scott supported the first impeachment against Donald Trump and also supported the second one, demanded he resign multiple times throughout the last four years including after the capitol riot this month.
You're out of your mind if you think he's doing something so partisan as flipping control of the US Senate by appointing a republican to Leahy's seat.
He's also good friends with Leahy.
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On behalf of all Vermonters, I congratulate @SenatorLeahy on, once again, being sworn-in as president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, making him third in line to the presidency.
Sen. Leahy is a tireless advocate for Vermont, and we are all proud of this historic achievement.
This post was edited on 1/26/21 at 6:48 pm
Posted on 1/26/21 at 6:54 pm to Sentrius
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Is Mitch going to ask the Governor to sacrifice his political career for an appointment that would only last several months?
Yes. Why exactly does Mitch care about state politics in Vermont?
ETA - Mitch needs the D crazy blocked, wants to be majority leader and I just don’t see what’s in it for him
to have a Democrat there, even for a few months. Plus, wouldn’t it depend on state law? How much longer would Leahy have on his term, and would they have to wait for the midterm? That’s what happened with the brilliant decision to appoint Loeffler.
One more RINO voting to convict Trump in this stupid show trial doesn’t affect Mitch at all. Nor does it mean that Trump is convicted bc the vote doesn’t change from what it is right now. Further Vermont is probably the only state where a Republican voting to convict Trump that wouldn’t be career suicide.
In short - if it’s some RINO that Turtle owns, that’s to Turtle’s benefit. I don’t see how he doesn’t pull out all the stops to regain senate control
This post was edited on 1/26/21 at 7:02 pm
Posted on 1/26/21 at 7:05 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
LINK ]Senator Patrick Leahy Hospitalized Hours After Being Sworn In to Preside Over Impeachment
Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy has reportedly been hospitalized just hours after he was sworn in to preside over the second Senate impeachment hearing for former President Donald Trump.
Patrick Leahy wearing a suit and tie: Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy has been hospitalized just hours after he was sworn in to preside over the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
The 80-year-old senator was reportedly feeling unwell in his Capitol office before being examined by the Capitol physician.
"Out of an abundance of caution, the Attending Physician recommended that he be taken to a local hospital for observation, where he is now, and where he is being evaluated," Leahy's spokesperson David Carle said.
As the Senate president pro tempore, the second-highest-ranking Senate official behind Vice President Kamala Harris, Leahy was set to oversee Trump's impeachment trial when it begins in February.
He was set to take the place of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts who decided not to oversee the trial since Trump has left office, according to Politico.
Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy has reportedly been hospitalized just hours after he was sworn in to preside over the second Senate impeachment hearing for former President Donald Trump.
Patrick Leahy wearing a suit and tie: Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy has been hospitalized just hours after he was sworn in to preside over the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
The 80-year-old senator was reportedly feeling unwell in his Capitol office before being examined by the Capitol physician.
"Out of an abundance of caution, the Attending Physician recommended that he be taken to a local hospital for observation, where he is now, and where he is being evaluated," Leahy's spokesperson David Carle said.
As the Senate president pro tempore, the second-highest-ranking Senate official behind Vice President Kamala Harris, Leahy was set to oversee Trump's impeachment trial when it begins in February.
He was set to take the place of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts who decided not to oversee the trial since Trump has left office, according to Politico.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 7:05 pm to Wednesday
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Why exactly does Mitch care about state politics in Vermont?
The same way he didn't care about everyday Americans suffering and constantly refused to pass the 2000 dollar checks?
And kept up that refusal despite strong evidence that it could help win the Georgia runoffs?
Including doing everything he could to make sure it failed including putting into a bill with other policy items that made sure it had no chance of passing?
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wants to be majority leader
If he did, he should've passed the 2000 dollar checks. He didn't and it was taken away in response.
He's going to have to get it back the old fashioned way.
Win elections at the ballot box.
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