Sarah Palin's Constitutional Train Wreck

[madmom]

Shannyn Moore

Just a girl from Homer.
Posted: July 13, 2009 07:10 AM

When Senator Bill Wielechowski came on my radio program this week, he dropped a bomb I wasn't ready for; in order for Alaska to avoid a constitutional crisis, "The real solution...is for the governor to say...'I will withhold my resignation until the legislature can meet

Wielechowski pointed out that this was the first summer in years that the legislature was not called into a special session. Lawmakers made plans. Plans to fish, plans to visit friends and relatives Outside, plans to just enjoy an Alaskan Summer. Getting everyone together prior to July 25 (Palin's last day as governor) is almost next to impossible ("...we estimate we can (meet) first-second week in August...").

For some reason, nothing seems simple in Alaska. It would seem with the governor's resignation, the Lieutenant Governor, Sean Parnell, could simply take his seat. The appointed third-in-line would then slip into Sean's chair and we could get back to business.

Sorry. According to both parties, Alaska sits on the edge of a constitutional crisis because of the "chain of command vacuum" created by the governor's abrupt resignation.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannyn-moore/sarah-palins-constitution_b_230390.html



this is both troubling and laughable at the same time

[Blue_In_AK]

1. Shannyn nails it again.

"Troubling and laughable at the same time" pretty much describes the soon-to-be-ex governor in a nutshell.

[MadMaddie]

2. We can always count on Palin and the Repugs to not understand

what their knee jerk actions can cause.

[ThirdWorldJohn]

3. Maybe Palin forgot to check with Alaska's Dept. of Constitutional Stuff n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

4. If you didn't see this yesterday

please watch ths video. You might like the "Constitutional amendments" that are proposed. :rofl:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=335948&mesg_id=335948

[Fozzledick]

5. I just don't trust her....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x336276