A handful of Sarin Palin's bulldogs filed a lawsuit this past week to block an investigation triggered by accusations of "abuse of power" - or remove "alleged enemies" of the VP hopeful in charge of the proceedings - on the grounds that the action was politically motivated.
In round one of the battle to keep a lid on Palin's alleged wrongdoing, the Republican camp was dealt a fatal blow.
Superior Court Judge Peter Michalski dismissed the lawsuit without any qualms.
In his legal opinion, the Legislature was within its jurisdiction to pursue the issues and had the authority to likewise investigate the circumstances surrounding the firing of a public officer on dubious grounds.
The rag-tag band of Palin supporters - which consisted of five Republican lawmakers and one legislator - were quick on the uptake.Without skipping a beat, a petition was filed in the Alaska Supreme Court, asking for an expedited appeal.
The court, finding merit to the arguments, set an oral hearing for Wednesday next in Anchorage, Alaska.
Defense attorney, Peter Maassen, essentially scoffed at the last-ditch effort by Palin's camp to head them off at the pass.
After all, the investigation will be completed by Thursday.
"There is no need for an appeal," he noted for the record.
He was quick to add that at "no time" in history has a court ever suppressed the outcome of a legislative investigation."
He's forgetting one thing.
Just because it hasn't happened before - doesn't mean by any stretch of the imagination - that it can't happen in the future.
History is not static.
Daily events shape it, after all.
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