• ceenote@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    This whole thing is so stupid. The rule is not that he gets replaced when he dies, it’s that he gets replaced when he’s unable to do the job, which he clearly is.

    • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus
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      8 hours ago

      Yep, if he had a stroke and a few hours passed before they found him there is no way he will ever work anything more than what he does with his therapists to preserve whatever capabilities he has left.

    • tempest@lemmy.ca
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      12 hours ago

      Yeah he’s likely still alive.

      My bet is a stroke or something equally debilitating.

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        6 hours ago

        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!!

      • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net
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        9 hours ago

        The ghoul is braindead and being kept alive through artificial support. Although, regardless of the specific condition, we can infer with near certainty that he is a vegetable.

        If he wasn’t, they would have at the very least put him on a video call interview to show that he is alive, awake, and coherent.