The decision to leave office centers around the $500,000 in legals costs from the over 20 frivolous law suits brought against Sarah Palin. These law suits were orchestrated by operatives outside the state of Alaska and many speculate they even came from the Obama Administration.
Sarah set up a legal defense fund, calling it the Alaska Fund Trust. A team of lawyers and over 4 law firms cleared the trust and it was reviewed by law professors prior to the launch of the trust in 2009. This fund raised about $390,000. However, Palin foes argued that such a fund violated Alaska’s Ethics Act. They argued that the act prohibited public officials from using their public office for personal gain by raising funds for their legal defense. Such a fund was ruled illegal by Alaska’s Personnel Board. Sarah had to return all of the $390,000.
Of course, Sarah set up another legal defense fund. However, time was running out and bankruptcy was the next disaster for the Palin family. Bankruptcy would put her family in great danger, destroy their ability to get credit and severely limit Sarah’s political plans.
Another thing these frivolous lawsuits did was tie up Alaska’s state government in processing the necessary documents to fight the court cases. This demand on the Alaska bureaucracy was becoming a multimillion dollar cost. That was money Sarah did not want to rob from the people of Alaska.
Given my limited scope of Sarah’s legal fight, I think Sarah did the correct thing to resign. In doing so, she became even stronger and where she needs to be to destroy the Left wing menace that infects this nation.
Very little has been written about the complete lack of support from national Republican party leaders while Alaska and Palin fought all the frivolous complaints.