Alaska Independence Party is a political organization whose main goals are to reduce the involvement of the federal government in the state's affairs and to allow a vote on secession from the United States. The AIP wants the state to gain full control of its natural resources, to uphold the right to bear arms and privatize government services.Akip.org: Akip PlatformSarah Palin, John McCain's running mate for the post of vice-president in 2008 Presidential Elections and the incumbent governor of Alaska, was a member of the AIP during the 1990s.Telegraph: ...Sarah Palin was in Alaskan independence party (September 2, 2008)