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flashman13

(2,687 posts) Sun Jul 12, 2026, 04:10 PM Yesterday

I'm no attorney, but I feel like a federal judge could order the hospital to report on McConnell's condition. [View all]

Again, the question is who has the legal standing to petition the court? My first guess is that Thune, being the majority leader of the Senate, would certainly have standing to find out the status of McConnell's physical condition. I will assume that since Thune must be part of the coverup he will not be filing a petition.

The real question is does Democratic Governor Beshear have standing to file a petition on behalf of the citizens of Kentucky that McConnell represents in the Senate? Someone needs to get an answer to this question ASAP.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this situation?

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I'm no attorney, but I feel like a federal judge could order the hospital to report on McConnell's condition. [View all] flashman13 Yesterday OP

Mortician/deceased confidentiality lame54 Yesterday #1

Who is deceased in the OP's scenario? ColoringFool Yesterday #16

I would think the governor of the state on behalf of the citizens of Kentucky. CrispyQ Yesterday #2

I believe it is up to the judge to determine if the petitioner has standing. flashman13 Yesterday #5

Puke evil lies catching up to them. They are never honest brokers, toss them all out. Blues Heron Yesterday #3

No they couldn't. onenote Yesterday #4

That is pretty categorical. Are you an attorney? Can you support that opinion? flashman13 Yesterday #6

Yes, I'm an attorney. onenote Yesterday #7

About appointing a replacement Mz Pip Yesterday #10

Kentucky for a time had a law requiring appointment of a replacement from the same party onenote Yesterday #11

The Republican legislature removed Beshear's ability to make an appointment. flashman13 23 hrs ago #25

Doesn't the governor have a responsibility to appoint? orthoclad 20 hrs ago #37

There is a requirement in the law for a state to have two live senators Mysterian Yesterday #17

Can you provide a citation? Is this a Kentucky law requirement? onenote Yesterday #20

"shall be composed of two Senators" Mysterian 23 hrs ago #28

Right. And there can be vacancies. onenote 22 hrs ago #33

The law requires two senators Mysterian 19 hrs ago #41

The Constitution requires two Senate seats DetroitLegalBeagle 19 hrs ago #42

Correct. Not that it will matter to the person who has decided they are a legal expert. onenote 19 hrs ago #43

That's ridiculous Mysterian 7 hrs ago #53

The citation is basic comprehension of the English language and common sense DetroitLegalBeagle 7 hrs ago #54

So you got nothing Mysterian 5 hrs ago #55

I'm not an attorney but I think HIPAA also applies. yardwork 19 hrs ago #44

Correct. onenote 19 hrs ago #45

Thanks. yardwork 19 hrs ago #47

what if he is being abused? Skittles Yesterday #19

Yeah. Wellness check. orthoclad 20 hrs ago #38

It's weird. Mz Pip Yesterday #8

It's clear you are not an attorney. Ms. Toad Yesterday #9

Wondering how well HIPAA would work if it were a Democratic Senator PuraVidaDreamin Yesterday #13

The exact same way. Ms. Toad Yesterday #15

Yep, HIPAA definitely would prevent the hospital or other third parties from releasing such information without consent. onenote Yesterday #14

Again, I'm not an attorney, but a federal judge has immense power and can more than likely over ride HIPPA. flashman13 22 hrs ago #29

No one had standing. Ms. Toad 21 hrs ago #34

Do HIPAA rights apply to a corpse? I think that is what we are dealing with here. flashman13 21 hrs ago #35

Yes. For 50 years. Ms. Toad 21 hrs ago #36

He has not "reappeared": orthoclad 20 hrs ago #40

Why is this vitally important to large numbers of people? yardwork 19 hrs ago #48

HIPAA only applies to medical staff orthoclad 20 hrs ago #39

That is incorrect. HIPAA applies to everyone. yardwork 19 hrs ago #49

I stand corrected. It applies to hospital staff. orthoclad 18 hrs ago #50

It applies to everyone who could have access to his personal medical information. yardwork 18 hrs ago #51

Like Meta? orthoclad 18 hrs ago #52

Sorry, I hadn't seen your post when I made mine upthread. yardwork 19 hrs ago #46

I don't care about Senator McConnell's condition. I hope he doesn't come back to the Senate. patphil Yesterday #12

The live McConnell has been defying Trump in recent months. flashman13 22 hrs ago #30

i think beshear shd just declare the seat vacant and schedule an election. even if he's alive, mopinko Yesterday #18

What utter nonsense. Why not just have every Democratic governor declare every Republican office vacant? tritsofme 23 hrs ago #21

is every republican office vacant? mopinko 23 hrs ago #23

And why wasn't Kirk's seat declared vacant? Because governors simply don't have the sort of arbitrary power you imagine. tritsofme 23 hrs ago #24

No judge is going to touch this DetroitLegalBeagle 23 hrs ago #22

CNN has him sitting up and smiling on their home page Bristlecone 23 hrs ago #26

Nope. Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #27

He's in rehab after a fall. LeftInTX 22 hrs ago #31

McConnell. Someone called him Schrodengers Senator lame54 22 hrs ago #32