So the question is what are the Republicans going to do with out of touch Sarah Palin. We know she wants to run as President in 2012 but I have a hunch the following will occur:
With the Alaskans dumb enough to re-elect a convicted criminal (more on that in a second) like Ted Stevens she will appoint herself Senator. Then she will run for President again.
I would LOVE Congress and the Senate to pass the following rule change: If you are indicted on any charge you immediately have to resign and give up your benefits from being a Senator or Congressman. That doesn't mean if you are found not guilty you can't run again but that's where a lot of corruption occurs.
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After Murkowski appointed his daughter to fill a Senate vacancy, Alaska changed its rules. If Stevens resigns, his spot must be filled by special election. Palin just can't appoint herself to the post; she'd have to be voted in.
While the U.S. Constitution now requires Senators to be directly elected, instead of appointed by the legislature, it says nothing about the election requiring a majority, or how to fill vacancies. So those rules vary state-by-state. Which is why Coleman could win with 43% of the vote in Minnesota, but Chambliss has to have a runoff in Georgia because he only got 49% of the vote; and why the Governors of Delaware and Illinois will appoint Biden and Obama's replacements, but if Stevens is replaced the seat will have to be filled through special election.
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