• Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    There isn’t a vacancy, as McConnell has not vacated his seat. That’s what still needs to be established (the “meeting with Bashear” part you talk about and that Bashear is calling for), and what the right has been so carefully avoiding establishing. Right now, McConnell has been burning sick leave - he’s still employed & sitting his term.

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      If I’m dead and my work is paying normal sick leave, that’s plain wage theft. If you’re dead, the accrued benefits should divest normally*.

      Asterisk because I don’t know local laws, just what should be considered normal.

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        Nitpick: wage theft is the term used to describe the employer not compensating the employee for work done. Usually through shenanigans like forcing certain tasks be done off the clock

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          What’s the other way around, time theft? That didn’t sound right either. Maybe benefits fraud? I don’t see why I need to know, if I did I’d ask a lawyer anyway.

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            It’s usually just theft, in some jurisdictions it’s a special type of fraud - but colloquially it’s used for both employer and employee.

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        “wage theft” is really a very minor thread in the vast tapestry of “McConnell has died and they’re covering it up to further cement their control of the US government” but like yes, if it’s true then they 100% are also doing that.

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      13 days ago

      I’m looking at his seat and it’s pretty empty. What’s another word for empty?

      McConnell is very obviously dead or dead adjacent. He’ll never fill that seat again.

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        It isnt empty, the only evidence anyone (well, anyone not-a-fash) has is that he’s still serving his term. That’s the problem.

        If you had any proof of his death, this wouldn’t be an issue (but I’d worry for your safety) - but the lack of proof being the result of a conspiracy is the whole of the topic here, so I’m a little confused why you’re trying to assert vibes as truth.

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          So anyone who doesn’t go along with the GOP’s stalling plan for a Senate seat is a “fash” now. Got it.

          And during some years we shouldn’t appoint a Supreme Court seat either. Makes sense to me.

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            So anyone who doesn’t go along with the GOP’s stalling plan for a Senate seat is a “fash” now.

            That isn’t even close to what I said.