Posted on 03/06/2009 9:15:49 AM PST by EternalVigilance
In a move that should give social conservatives great pause, Governor Sarah Palin has appointed a former board member of Planned Parenthood to the Alaska State Supreme Court.
Palin appointed Anchorage Superior Court Judge Morgan Christen to the state’s highest court on Wednesday. Along with Christen’s former board member status with Planned Parenthood.
There is no disputing Palin’s appointment of Christen will cause the Alaska Supreme to lean left and will ensure a more activist court when it comes to gay marriage, and abortion. The Christen appointment is key because she replaces justice Warren Mathews, one of the dissenting votes striking down the parental consent legislation.
The Governor, who early on won the support of Alaska liberals after she pushed through an enormous, unprecedented tax increase on the oil industry, seems to be back in their good graces with this appointment.
ADN liberal bloggers responded to Palin’s Supreme Court appointment writing,
“Ohmigawd!??The governor's been taken over by space aliens.??What an improvement!”
“Wow. Way to go Palin! I can't believe I just said that. But hey, credit where credit is due.”
“Glad to see a woman in the position to balance out the court. Good for Palin for keeping bible thumper beliefs out of the court system and honoring the separation of Church and State.”
“This is the one good action that Sarah Palin has taken over the past three years. And I have no problem admitting it. Great pick!!!! So even if the wing-nut parental consent bill passes, the state Supremes now have enough votes to overturn it as unconstitutional.”
Granted Palin would have had to put up a fight to block the appointment of the far left Christen to the court. Under Alaska law the judicial council made up mostly of liberal lawyers gets to filter out candidates who do not hold a leftist background. The governor must pick from the names forwarded.
But former governor Frank Murkowski during his term fought the process and at first refused to name any of the names submitted to him. The liberal media beat him up pretty bad over it and he eventually caved.
If Governor Palin would have taken on this fight, it probably would have ended up in court. If she had taken up the fight and asked for all the candidates’ names that applied to be forwarded, it would have brought to the public’s attention that trial lawyers control the third branch of government in Alaska. But with the governor refusing to spend any political capital on this issue, it is sure to disappear from Alaska’s political landscape.
The governor caving into trial lawyers also guarantees an activist court will continue to push its agenda on the people of Alaska. It will continue to stand between you and your child, continue to redefine marriage and block development.
Palin appointing Christen kills any move by the legislature to pass parental consent legislation. The new court with Christen on it will surely strike down any new laws. This is one of the reason Palin’s caving is confusing. Just recently held a news conference standing side by side with conservative lawmakers sponsoring new parental consent legislation.
Refusing to fight for parental consent laws is risky for Palin. It clearly will help her avoid controversy from the liberal media. But conservatives supporting her won't like the fact she appointed a former Planned Parenthood board member to Alaska’s highest court.
Many of the governor’s conservative supporters have ignored her high taxes and liberal anti free market policies. They support her simply because she says she is pro-life and is open about her faith. But the Christen appointment proves that while the governor lives the pro-life message in her personal life, she is not willing to spend political capital on the issue in her political life.
You’re insane.
Let’s go get a burger.
It’s a deal.
EV for full disclosure, do you or did you work directly for a third party candidate running against the Republican ticket in 2008? Where you or are you still on this candidate’s payroll?
(I know the answer, but I think it is fair everyone know this.)
Pro-life groups in the state were making the case for Smith.
And, how refusing to chose EITHER and demanding another choice?
You’re over the top on this one, EV. You sound a bit like Ashley Judd. Ashley was wrong about Palin and wolves......
Just in.....
KPVI Staff
Salazar OKs Wolf Removal From Endangered List
http://www.kpvi.com/Global/story.asp?S=9960223
Thank goodness. The mask is off. This should end all the Palin is Reagan in a skirt nonsense.
Oh geez pissant, not you too.
Repost!
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Article 4, § 5 of the Alaska Constitution: “The governor shall fill any vacancy in an office of supreme court justice or superior court judge by appointing one of two or more persons nominated by the judicial council.”
She had no choice in the matter. Pick the hardcore leftist, or the one who was less left.
She went with the gal who was less left.
Also, did or does Palin know that Christen is pro-abortion. The group was not planned parenthood at the time, they didn’t promote abortions at the time, the application linked above makes no mention of it.
You are accusing Palin of nominating a pro-abortion candidate when we DON’T KNOW that Christen is pro-abortion. You are making the assumption based on what the MSM says. You should know better.
Again, the more important question- Why is this Alaskan’s for Life promoting the more liberal, pro-abortion Smith? Don’t you think that question raises red flags about their charge?
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(wonders how many times I’m going to have to repost this...)
Read the facts from other people, not EV...
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Take another look, pissant.
You third Party folks (EV aswell) are callous.
Before making such ignorant and rotten comments, would you bother to read first? Goodness!
It was McCain and Palin who were disingenuous about this during the campaign. They ran ads which didn’t specify embryonic vs. adult stem cells. In light of McCain’s consistent support for embryonic destruction though, the implications were clear to those who pay attention to these things, and who aren’t caught up in this cult of personality that has grown up around her.
“Pro-life groups in the state were making the case for Smith.”
So give me the deep background on him. What is the long list of those groups?
LOL..
You mean the utterly compromised, wholly-owned, subsidiary of the RNC and Mitt Romney?
According to the article, she’d have to change Alaska’s Constitution to do a direct appointment of her own (The Governor’s) choosing.
Be careful what you wish for. Your next Governor might be a Socialist like mine is in Wisconsin.
You know, the way to change this story is for Palin to suddenly change to the American Constitution Party or other third party, then I bet, with no R behind her name, these folks will jump in to fact checking the media and come to the same conclusion we have.. the “R” blinders are a terrible thing. It makes people go so far as to trust the MSM..
You're entitled to your opinion, just like I am. And, in my view, it is those who won't fight for the protection of innocent little children on every single front and at every single opportunity who are callous.
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