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[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

They will if they're getting leaned on politically, but you are right in that he's not sitting in a bed, they'll just shove him into the morge if they have one.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nothing political about it...

He can be "alive" like Terry Schiavo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Schiavo_case

And they can likely keep him like that for years, because it's machines doing all the work.

No one can pressure the hospital to do anything, as long as the checks keep clearing, they'll keep the machines running.

What can (and is) being done, is the Governor requesting proof that McConnell is capable of fulfilling his duties from McConnell's office

They want to stall till August 4th, because if McConnell is declared incompetent before then, it triggers a special election which allows Maise to run as an independent after losing the Republican primary.

On 8/4/26 they can say McConnell is incompetent to hold office, and the normal election will happen which Maise can't run in.

This entire show is because Trump doesn't want Maise to run, because if he does a Dem will likely win and if not it'll be Maise.

But Beshar (KY governor) asking for Mitch's status is what prompted all the Republicans to spend 20 minutes talking at his unresponsive body over a phone. That's why they reacted

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago

Every hospital has a morgue. They deal with too many dead people daily, they aren't going to be moving them out every time someone dies.

Besides, they won't leave bodies sitting in beds they could use for living, paying, patients.