Turns out that the Alaskan Independence Party is also the Alaskan affiliate of the American Constitution Party, which is basically a third party that demands the institution of a Christian theocracy (Goal: "to restore American jurisprudence to its original Biblical common-law foundations.") This sort of makes sense, as Palin's political views suggest much more affinity for the far religious right than for secession movements.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/09/fringier-and-fringier/212146/
