Her predecessor, Fat Frank (Murkowski, Lisa's Daddy), chose from the list, rejecting the ‘recommendation.
So, really, really, she had other choices. What she actively chose to do was to not use that option.
Everything I am reading requires her to choose from that list per the law, and like I pointed out, it is still in question if she is actually pro-choice.. the connection this group makes is very lose as when Christen was on the board they where NOT an abortion promoting group in the State.
Also, why would the so-called pro life group who is leveling these charges promote the more pro-abortion candidate Smith?
Something is very fishy about these stories.. all of the charges originate with this one pro-life group who was pimping for Smith. Why?
Just checked, Governor Murkowski tried to throw it back to the Judicial Council and he was rebuffed and was he had to go back to the original choices of the Judicial Council.. that is the law there.
Sorry, this is bad history. Murkowski was subsequently forced to eat humble pie and pick from the original list after all. The only alternative would have been to force a ballot to change the Alaskan constitution. There was no public cry for such a chnage then and there is none now. Besides, strictly speaking, neither ‘pro-life’ nor ‘pro-abortion’ should not be a litmus test. Rather, the question is, will the candidate interpret Alaska’s constitution according to original intent, or are they likely to ‘actively legislate from the bench’. Governor Palin, by all accounts requested detailed information on both candidates and made the optimal decision in the circumstances.
Yeah Murkowski did choose someone else but I think she was trying to limit the authority of the governor. She really does believe in smaller government.
Basically, Palin was following the rules, where Murkowski just did what he wanted, when he wanted.
Hmmm... could it be she’s a closet pro-abortionist? Hmmm? Theeeeenk about it, man. And if she’s that, she might be a closet pinko toooo. It all makes sense, man.