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Arizona governor to name McCain's successor for Senate seat

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) will name the successor to Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) Senate seat, following news of McCain's death late Saturday afternoon.

Under Arizona state law, Ducey is charged with appointing McCain’s successor to fill his seat until 2020, when there will be a special election for the right to finish out the final two years of McCain’s term, Politico reported. There will be an election for a full six-year term in the 2022 election.

The law also states that the appointee must be a member of McCain’s party.

Ducey has not openly discussed whom he will appoint.

There has been speculation Ducey would appoint McCain’s wife, Cindy, to his seat, according to Politico.

The Arizona Republic listed potential appointees on Friday, including Kirk Adams, the governor’s chief of staff, and a former state lawmaker, Barbara Barrett, the first woman Republican to run for governor in the state.

Ducey, who is running for reelection this year, has said he will not appoint himself to the seat.

Appointing a replacement in a timely manner could have a significant impact on one of the Senate’s most important upcoming votes: the confirmation of President Trump's Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh.

After McCain’s death, Republicans now have a 50-49 majority in the Senate, meaning one GOP defection could sink Kavanaugh's nomination if every Democrat votes no.

A replacement would shift the majority to 51-49, allowing Republicans to lose one GOP vote and have Vice President Pence cast the tie-breaking vote, which would likely go in Kavanaugh's favor.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/403639-whats-next-for-john-mccains-senate-seat

Just a reminder:

This weekend is the Eid Al-Alfa holiday. Muslims believe that on this day, their Prophet was ready to sacrifice his son in order to prove his faith in Islam to Allah but just as he was about to strike the knife, Allah replaced his son with a sheep to sacrifice instead. On this holiday Muslims slaughter sheep, cows, goats, camels, etc. and let them bleed out.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/08/police-block-entrance-to-virginia-business-to-prevent-muslim-customers-from-entering-to-choose-animals-for-eid-al-adha-slaughter/

Any updates from Iran?

Today Is the 30 Year Anniversary of the Iranian Regime Massacre of 30,000 Political Prisoners

Iranian organizations in 30 major cities and capitals in Europe and North America, on Saturday, will simultaneously hold commemorations for 30,000 political prisoners who were massacred in 1988.

The simultaneous events will take place against a backdrop of anti-government protests that have continued for the past eight months and have shaken the regime to its core.

The Saturday gathering is titled “30th anniversary of the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran – the roots of the uprising and its prospects”. Representatives of Iranian associations, and political and social dignitaries from various countries, will address the events. Thousands of Iranians, members of the associations, will take part in the events that will be held in 30 cities. They urge the international community including the US to support the Iranian people’s uprising and to adopt a firm policy regarding human rights abuses by the regime.

The simultaneous gatherings are part of an international campaign to call on the UN to launch an inquiry into the 1988 massacre and to put an end to the impunity of the authorities involved in it. According to international human rights organizations and human rights experts, the massacre is one of the most egregious cases of crimes against humanity since World War II.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/08/today-is-the-30-year-anniversary-of-the-iranian-regime-massacre-of-30000-political-prisoners/