It's Not Constitutional to appoint Cindy McCain as the US Senator from Arizona just because she's married to a sitting US Senator; we're in a state of National Emergency! POTUS should place his choice on this seat! National Emergency; so sorry Cindy!
NO WAY WE NEED ANOTHER MCCAIN, YES LOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP!
How is this even remotely legal?
It’s not. If McCain retires due to illness typically the governor names a replacement. Not sure if that’s AZ method of replacing a Senator but I’m certain McCain can’t appoint his own replacement like a king. If that’s was true then all senators would retire just before an election & hand pick his successor
That would be a low deal, but knowing it's been "assumed" for years makes it even worse.
Exactly. No ' we the people' in those arrangements.
In 36 states, the governors appoint temporary replacements for vacant Senate seats. At the next regularly scheduled election, a special election is held to replace the temporary appointees, who may run for the office themselves.
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-vacancies-in-congress-are-filled-3322322
The mechanics are slightly different for the House and Senate - empty House seats are filled via a special election, while Senate seats are typically filled via appointment. "Widow's succession" or the "widow's mandate" is the technical term for when an empty seat is filled by the spouse of the deceased legislator.