Vacancies in all offices for the State at large, or for districts larger than a county, shall be filled by appointment of the Governor;
The Senate has always been treated as an "office for the State at large".
I really don't get why so many supposed Dems are arguing to lose.
Is it better to win this argument than the country? What's your motivation here? If there's any doubt as to the meaning of these words and the historical precedent, they lean in my direction more than yours.
Beshear needs to take real action and let his opponents argue it in court. If he doesn't try, there's no argument.
And for some reason you're taking their side, even when it's weaker.