The Alaskan Independence Party was mired in controversy and placed on the fringe when it was discovered Sarah Palin’s husband was registered into the party for many years. The Alaskan Independence Party is, though, at the center of a very mainstream debate currently regarding a gas pipeline.
The Alaskan Independence Party, often found on the fringes of political debate, has fallen in line with some lawmakers in suggesting more direct government investment in a proposed intrastate natural gas pipeline.
The party made the pitch as part of a broader call to spend more oil revenue on roads, which could help developers reach more natural resources, and on other physical projects and invest less in financial markets.
AIP Chairwoman Lynette Clark said the recommendation emerged from members’ annual meeting in late April. She said it followed shared concerns about the financial crisis’s impact on the Alaska Permanent Fund, which lost billions of dollars before partially recovering.
Investment instead in “Alaska’s vast natural resources” would represent a sure thing and is “long past due,” according to the resolution.
As of May 3rd, 2010, the Alaskan Independence Party is able to claim over 14,047 registered members, around 2.9%. In 2008 they listed Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution Party’s presidential nominee, at the top of their ballot.
Right on!
Let the people of Alaska invest our own capital in the development of our own country If implemented, this would unleash an unprecedented economic boom in Alaska. We are collective billionaires, and need to invest in ourselves. This will be good for All Americans too, as we produce quality, affordable, convenient vital energy needed in the other states.