09-17-2008, 12:50 PM
Karsen -
The trooper was never fired, that was apparently the bone of contention with the Governor. The issue isn't the trooper - he was being dealt with within the system. The issue is did the Governor use her power to try and get a former brother-in-law fired. She did fire his boss who wouldn't fire him. The issue is the firing of the head of the State Police.
You are using the trooper to excuse what may or may not have been a misuse of power to settle a personal matter. Governors aren't supposed to do that. Her own party (your party) decided that an investigation was called for and ordered it to proceed. Governor Palin even said she wanted it to go forward to clear the air.
Now under pressure from the national Republican Party the Alaska Attorney General she appointed is telling people to ignore what appear to be legal subpoenas, he wants to postpone the investigation until after the november election. What sort of law enforcement officer makes a decision to proceed with an investigation or not based on an election cycle.
None of this appears to reflect well on Mrs. Palin or the respect her party has for the rule of law, does it?
The trooper was never fired, that was apparently the bone of contention with the Governor. The issue isn't the trooper - he was being dealt with within the system. The issue is did the Governor use her power to try and get a former brother-in-law fired. She did fire his boss who wouldn't fire him. The issue is the firing of the head of the State Police.
You are using the trooper to excuse what may or may not have been a misuse of power to settle a personal matter. Governors aren't supposed to do that. Her own party (your party) decided that an investigation was called for and ordered it to proceed. Governor Palin even said she wanted it to go forward to clear the air.
Now under pressure from the national Republican Party the Alaska Attorney General she appointed is telling people to ignore what appear to be legal subpoenas, he wants to postpone the investigation until after the november election. What sort of law enforcement officer makes a decision to proceed with an investigation or not based on an election cycle.
None of this appears to reflect well on Mrs. Palin or the respect her party has for the rule of law, does it?