Watching Republicans literally wheel Mitch McConnell back into the US Senate, when the Kentucky Senator does not seem to know what is going on, should add fuel to the debate about term limits for members of Congress.
McConnell looks like a shell of his former self and clearly like he should not be in the Senate or taking votes right now, but Republicans are engaging in a charade with what remains of Mitch McConnell because of rules that McConnell pushed Republicans in Kentucky to adopt so that he could never be replaced by a Democrat.
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At McConnell’s urging, Republicans took the power of naming his or any other Kentucky senator’s successor out of the hands of the governor. Instead, the governor must select the appointee from a list approved by the state legislature.
There are also rules about special elections and elections to fill the remainder of a senator’s term.
Republicans in Kentucky aren’t worried about a Democrat filling McConnell’s seat. They are worried about Rep. Thomas Massie, who was chased out of his House seat by Trump because of his efforts to get the Epstein files released.
Massie is why McConnell is being dragged around and the country has to witness scenes like what happened during the Farm Bill markup on Wednesday.
