: Posted on 09/16/2008 6:09:54 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Well, this should be interesting:
Five Alaska Legislators, Rep. Wes Keller, Rep. Mike Kelly, Rep. Bob Lynn, Sen. Fred Dyson, and Sen. Tom Wagoner, will file suit in state superior court in Anchorage tomorrow morning (9/16/08) at 9:00 am (Superior courthouse 4th Avenue) against Sen. French, Sen. Kim Elton, Stephen Branchflower and the Alaska Legislative Council in order to halt the investigation of Governor Sarah Palin and others because the investigators have lost the appearance of impartiality required under the Alaska Constitution. The Legislators will ask for declaratory and injunctive relief in the investigation, stating that it is an attempt to use the Alaska Legislative Council to further partisan politics.
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The investigation, which began after Monegan’s dismissal in July 2008, is being led by outspoken supporters of Barack Obama and members of the Democratic Party. Sen. Elton, the Chair of the Legislative Council donated $2,000 to the Obama campaign but has failed to disclose this to the Legislative Council and he continues to preside over the Council with respect to the investigation, refusing to convene meetings of the Council at the request of a majority of the Council’s membership. Sen. French the investigation “project manager” failed to disclose to the Legislative Council the comments he made on a radio program criticizing the Governor’s conduct regarding the termination of Monegan as “criminal” prior to being appointed as the investigation “project manager” and even prior to a vote to investigate at all. Sen. French also failed to disclose to the Legislative Council that he had a personal bone to pick with the Governor over the Monegan firing because Monegan was a friend and because he had worked closely with Monegan during the 2008 legislative session regarding attempts to include in the state budget items that Governor Palin had vetoed.
Since the lead Democrat in the Witch Hunt (French) has promised an “October Surprise” for Palin, it would seem there is plenty of evidence to stop it. Will be watching this one!
Update: Seems we will be seeing The Barracuda out in force on this one. Seems French and Monegan were resisting the budgetary guidance laid down by the Governor, and Monegan was working behind her back with the opposition.
Pass the word.
Good. That investigation just reeks of partisanship.
Ping.
http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/sep/16/well-i-guess-that-its-over-for-sarah/
Damning video.....Sarah:)
In other news, the Speaker of the House (an anti-Palin Republican) is about ready to pull the plug on this mess:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jOTk11gvqDAgD0cY3i4WjI_2YOxwD9383U9O4
I thought it was funny.
In the ‘gee, heard your mom died’ kinda way.
“In other news, the Speaker of the House (an anti-Palin Republican) is about ready to pull the plug on this mess:”
May wonders never cease.
Good fifteen-minute interview between Mark Levin and attorney Clarkson on the Mark Levin Show (www.marklevinshow.com). Go here and click on the audio for today's show (9/16). The interview begins at minute 18:00. Very, very revealing.
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Also Tuesday, five Republican state lawmakers filed a lawsuit against an investigation they called "unlawful, biased, partial and partisan." None serves on the bipartisan Legislative Council that unanimously approved the inquiry. They want the inquiry pushed past the election or top Democrats removed from the probe.
Making clear the dispute has ramifications beyond Alaska, Liberty Legal Institute, a Texas-based legal advocacy group, was working on the lawsuit. The institute has taken on a variety of cases in defense of conservative Christian positions.
Anchorage attorney Kevin G. Clarkson said he and the Texas group were donating their work on the suit. "We just want to take the politics out of it and bring fairness back into it."
Clarkson said he and Liberty Legal Institute were donating their work on the suit. "There is no nonpartisan reason to complete this investigation until after the election," he said. "We just want to take the politics out of it and bring fairness back into it."
Palin fired public safety commissioner Walt Monegan in July.
Good one.
Thanks...will view later ....
Corrected... >;))
Thanks for the ping.
This looks like a long-standing conspiracy: “French and Monegan were resisting the budgetary guidance laid down by the Governor, and Monegan was working behind her back with the opposition.”
If "just one child" played hockey, she was a hockey mom. Besides, "Hockey mom" measns a mom who is involved and haus the kids to events.
Whiners, all.
vaudine
So Alaska has an equivalent of the Travis County Weasel Ronnie Earle.
heh heh heh heh, don’t mess with the moose killing baracuda. The Demos have proved time and time again that they cannot be impartial. It’s just not in their DNA.
Has Walt Monegan ever admitted publicly if he’s stopped beating his ex-wife yet?
Branchflowers wife was employed by APD, anchorage police under Monegan as well. Seems Monegan French and Branchflower were all buds, two being ada’s in Anchorage and Monegan was chief of police. it’s really disgusting. Also noted in the Alaskan rumour ville, French had been planning to run against Palin in the next election....
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