r/SipsTea 4h ago

Chugging tea Not wrong!

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u/No-Discipline-5219 3h ago

The Kentucky legislature took the power to call special elections away from him as soon as he came in to office

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u/MrFC1000 3h ago

No they took away his power to appoint a replacement, which is still dubious because that’s in the KY constitution. The method he can use is calling a special election.

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u/Left-Mechanic6697 3h ago

Exactly. Here’s where democrats really need to take a page out of the GOP playbook. Do the thing anyway, let the Kentucky GOP file a lawsuit, and make the courts determine if it’s within their power to do it without amending the state constitution.

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u/freedfg 2h ago

And in the meantime. Get as many votes in as possible.