Frozen Sooner
11/22/2006, 02:14 AM
Way to go, Frank. After a term of complete incompetence as the Governor of Alaska, where you've taken unpopular after nonsensical after precaritative stand, you've managed this wonderful bit of statesmanship:
The Alaska Supreme Court recently ruled that the exclusion of benefits to same-sex partners by state agencies (mind you, this is STATE employers, not private employers) was unconstitutional under the Alaska State Constitution.
The Legislature passed in both houses, in an emergency session called by Murkowski, a bill that, in essence, said "nyah nyah, stick it where the sun don't shine, Supreme Court."
Murkowski is now saying that if the bill is forwarded to him, he won't sign or veto it, instead passing it off to the Governor-elect Sarah Palin.
What a tool. If you think the Supreme Court is wrong, sign the bill. If you think they're right, veto it. But don't leave the mess you've created for your successor. The legislature could have handled this just fine in regular session.
The Alaska Supreme Court recently ruled that the exclusion of benefits to same-sex partners by state agencies (mind you, this is STATE employers, not private employers) was unconstitutional under the Alaska State Constitution.
The Legislature passed in both houses, in an emergency session called by Murkowski, a bill that, in essence, said "nyah nyah, stick it where the sun don't shine, Supreme Court."
Murkowski is now saying that if the bill is forwarded to him, he won't sign or veto it, instead passing it off to the Governor-elect Sarah Palin.
What a tool. If you think the Supreme Court is wrong, sign the bill. If you think they're right, veto it. But don't leave the mess you've created for your successor. The legislature could have handled this just fine in regular session.