OH MY GOD! Palin could replace Stevens!

[napi21]

I'm listening to KPOJ radio and they just said that Stevens could be reelected, then ousted from the Senate, and Palin could be named as his replacement! PLEASE tlee me they're wong!

[Marsala]

1. It's theoretically possible, but very unlikely

Especially since Begich will now almost certainly beat Stevens.

[Sodan]

2. As a governor she gets to appoint a replacement ;)

[billyoc]

5. No, Alaska doesn't do it that way anymore.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4319478&mesg_id=4319614

[arcos]

6. No she doesn't nt

[texasleo]

3. Senator First Dude

[Chloroplast]

4. Even if Stevens were to win, Palin would be too busy fending off recall threats to go to DC.

The crimes Stevens was charged with are the same crimes Palin has allegedly committed. She's daft but she has enough sense not to fall on that sword so quickly.

[demokatgurrl]

17. Daft, but power-crazed and ruthless. n/t

[Ptah]

7. Their wong!!

[Parker CA]

8. She doesn't replace anyone. Posted earlier, someone showed the AK legal

code that says a special election will be held to appoint the new Senator. The Gvnr has no power to appoint anyone to the position. Very unlikely she would be elected to the position. The dem candidate will very likely be the next senator for AK, Moose will finish her two years, and be cast off into the darkness of AK winter.

[johnnydrama]

9. i looked at this earlier

it was on the ballot in 2004. Alaskans voted YES, so the governor couldn't even appoint a temporary appointment.

Special election in 60-90 days, with NO senator in the mean time.


Alaskans were pissed at Frank Murkowski appointing his daughter.

[krawhitham]

10. why ousted him?

chances are a repug will replace him, if he is in jail that is one vote the rethug can never count on

[TheKentuckian]

11. The Democrat will probably win and we'll be that much better off

I don't feel the Alaskans are indifferent to corruption just disengaged from politics.

[Enrique]

12. then Biden will get to order her around

since Joe will be running the Senate.

[Danmel]

13. Nah, She's an EXECUTIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

with all that executive experience

She could never be a Senator- she'd have to work with other people.

[WeDidIt]

14. Only if she wins a special election.

Alaska doesn't appoint replacements to the Senate.

[Curtland1015]

15. Don't be ridiculous. She's not qualified to be a Senator!

:P

[mscuedawg]

22. Bwahahahah....

:rofl: GOOD ONE!!!!! :hi:

[onenote]

16. You're wrong.

According to DUers from Alaska, the law in Alaska was changed a couple of years ago so that Alaska is now one of a handful of states where the governor cannot fill a vacancy in the US Senate. The vacancy can only be filled by a special election. This change in the law apparently was made in reaction to Frank Murkowski appointing his daughter to fill his seat when he was elected governor.

[Vinca]

18. That occurred to me, too. Now that she's been on the national stage

it's not going to be fun to go back to the governor's mansion. I wouldn't be surprised to see Stevens step aside this week and Sarah step in immediately. She knows she's not going to be VP and this is a viable plan B.

[saltpoint]

19. After yesterday's Stevens decision I think that seat will flip blue.

Palin can barely speak, let alone write legislation.

[Canuckistanian]

20. Whew! I thought you were talking about Justice Stevens of the SC

Thank Gawd I was wrong.

[sampsonblk]

21. Don't fret about that. Very little chance

Stevens will probably lose his seat. I don't see how he can possibly win, considering he got convincted on 7 counts, and all his dirty laundry is out.

[workinclasszero]

23. Cool, Mooselini would be a powerless newbie in the Senate

Biden would tell her to shut her yap and sit down! :rofl:

[bullwinkle428]

24. Then we'll have 6 more years to figuratively kick her around!

[endarkenment]

25. yes, but like so the fuck what?

First Stevens has to get re-elected, which may be difficult. Then that woman ends up as just another minority party senator. I could hardly care less.