On a serious note if that's possible, something needs to change when these types of circumstances arise. When your Senator is too ill to be present for voting and it's with a terminal illness, there should be a process that removes that individual from office. In this case, it's a Senator and the state has one Senator that can still vote. If it's a Representative, then that district is totally hosed. They have no representation whatsoever.
Whether the law covering this would be done at the state or federal level I do not know but IMO it needs to be done.
In his state, he was still a more effective and useful leader than our POTUS, so I've yet to see an example where this is a real problem. We aren't supposed to address things until after they become a problem, remember?
I hate that. There’s some absolutely despicable people on the right actually chearing for this because they’re butthurt over his ACA repeal vote. Godspeed Mr McCain.
Cancer is scary to start with, let alone when you stop treatment and know that death may be months (hopefully not weeks) away. It's like untying your boat from the dock knowing that you'll sail into oblivion.
From my experience knowing someone who died of brain cancer, trust me, weeks is better than months. Cognition, memory, perception, emotional response and various random bodily functions are disrupted one after another, and you never know what will go out next. You could wake up blind one day, deaf the next, your arm paralyzed the next. With that disease, it's best to get it over with ASAP. It may be better for us politically if he lasts until the mid terms, but for him, not so much.
From my experience knowing someone who died of brain cancer, trust me, weeks is better than months. Cognition, memory, perception, emotional response and various random bodily functions are disrupted one after another, and you never know what will go out next. You could wake up blind one day, deaf the next, your arm paralyzed the next. With that disease, it's best to get it over with ASAP.
Why is euthanasia off the table? I'd go to Oregon and get a doctor assist. Not wild about the idea of being in a coma for a potentially long period of time.
Why is euthanasia off the table? I'd go to Oregon and get a doctor assist. Not wild about the idea of being in a coma for a potentially long period of time.
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