Palin's Lawyer's Article in the Alaska Law Review

[tomg]

While I am not a lawyer and have no idea if his article in the Alaska Law Review in 2004 is a further linking of Palin to the AIP, I figure anyone who cites the AIP as a source to claim "the state is both geographically and culturally dissociated with the Lower 48, and its people demonstrate, in most areas, a strong penchant for individual autonomy;78" might be worth looking at.

The summary of the argument claims "At times, the Alaska courts have clearly -- if not boldly -- departed from federal constitutional standards, developing a truly independent state constitutional doctrine. Other times, however, the Alaska courts have missed opportunities for developing Alaska constitutional law in favor of unnecessary deference to federal constitutional standards."

and that
"This Article reviews the current status of the nascent doctrine of independent state constitutional law and explores areas in which the Alaska courts have succeeded in giving life to the state constitution. The Article evaluates selected cases in which the Baker Doctrine was appropriately applied and touches upon other cases in which it was needlessly overlooked in favor of federal supremacy."

article at http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?21+Alaska+L.+Rev.+227#B77

or http://vlex.com/vid/263429

I love the intertubes.

[Submariner]

1. So it appears that Caribou Barbie is somewhat of an anarchist

Her credibility as a VP is going over the cliff.

[tomg]

2. Or at least she has questions

regarding the outcome of the Unpleasantness Between the States.