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Alaska's Legislature Overrides Palin Stimulus Veto

Legislature barely hits rare 75% consensus

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(Newser) – Alaska’s legislature voted yesterday to override Sarah Palin’s veto of $28 million in stimulus cash to defray energy costs, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Such an override requires the support of 75% of votes; the measure passed by a hair. “Instead of being the last state in the union to take this money we should have been the first,” said a Democratic state senator.

Palin said “accepting stimulus funds will further tie Alaska to the federal government and chip away at Alaska's right to chart its own course.” Backers of the veto said she’d hyped the “strings” attached to the cash.  But some 150 protesters rallied to support the veto, carrying signs with slogans like “Override=You're fired.” Meanwhile, lawmakers voted 55 to 4 to confirm the new lieutenant governor, Craig Campbell.

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, left, talks with his staff at the governor's office in Anchorage, Alaska Tuesday July 28, 2009.
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, left, talks with his staff at the governor's office in Anchorage, Alaska Tuesday July 28, 2009.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves goodbye to supporters after giving her resignation speech during a ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska, Sunday, July 26, 2009.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves goodbye to supporters after giving her resignation speech during a ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska, Sunday, July 26, 2009.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia,File)
State Rep. Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage, second from right, sits with other House members during a special legislative session in Anchorage, Alaska, Monday Aug. 10, 2009.
State Rep. Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage, second from right, sits with other House members during a special legislative session in Anchorage, Alaska, Monday Aug. 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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Caps
Aug 11, 09 7:50 AM CDT
What a sorry piece of a human being. Reply
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DJM420
Aug 11, 09 7:55 AM CDT
she probably thinks they did it to personally hurt her...dimwit will be twittering about it all day...ugh Reply
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Reader64481089
Aug 11, 09 8:08 AM CDT
And how Alaska now owes it's frigid soul to the Gov.....make you just want to get in a helicopter and go shoot something doesn't it Sarah?
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atomick
Aug 11, 09 8:44 AM CDT
She'll be twittering about it all day because it's going to take her all day to figure out how to spell all those big words like A-l-a-s-k-a, v-e-t-o, and 2-8.
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Derni
Aug 11, 09 8:18 AM CDT
At least the poeple can admit and correst the wrongs of a sick candidate for vice-president and the person they elected as GOV.-This should be a wake-up call-ask for the background of all candidates-look at everything-make them go public and then make the most enlightened decision possible Reply
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