Republican Alaskans are pretty used to facepalming whenever Princess Lisa Murkowski makes a public statement. Awarded her Senate seat like a feudal title when her father was elected governor, she has, to give credit where credit is due, shown to have some survival instincts in Alaska politics.

Lately, it seems she's pushing the boundaries of that coalition that's keeping her in office. Her constant opposition to President Trump and his cabinet appointees is one thing, but now she's released a joint statement with two Danish officials regarding Greenland — and she may be pushing some legal boundaries, as well.

Today, United States Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska and Co-Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region) and Aaja Chemnitz (Member of Danish Parliament representing Greenland for Inuit Ataqatigiit and Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region), released the following joint statement:

“In recent weeks, as President Trump has suggested the U.S. should purchase Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark, attention has rapidly turned to what the future may hold. The appeal of Greenland is easy to understand. It is strategically located for defense, shipping, and more. It is also a storehouse for all sorts of minerals, the building blocks of society that will determine who leads—and controls—the industries of the future.

“Of course, a businessman turned president would be interested. But Greenland is not for sale. The question has been asked and firmly answered by the government of Greenland, Naalakkersuisut.

“As legislators representing Greenland in Denmark and the United States, we see a better path forward. The United States, like Denmark, should recognize that the future will be defined by partnership, not ownership. To ensure our alliance reaches its full potential, Americans must view Greenland as an ally, not an asset. Open for business, but not for sale.

Here's the thing: Personally, I'm inclined to think President Trump's talk of purchasing Greenland from Denmark is the opening round of something from "Art of the Deal," where he's opening negotiations with an offer to buy but will settle in the end for an exclusive arrangement with Denmark for Greenland's mineral resources and maybe another military base or two. That's a guess, mind you, and it's worth every penny you paid for it.

But Senator Murkowski always seems to have to stick her oar in.

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As it happens, though, this joint statement may actually be illegal under the Logan Act. Passed in 1799 and only applied twice, in the cases of Kentucky farmer Francis Flournoy in 1803 and American sailor Jonas Levy in 1852. So it's been some time, but the Logan Act is pretty liberally worded:

Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

A joint statement by a Senator and two representatives of a foreign government would sure seem to be "correspondence or intercourse" with a foreign government.

Of course, Senator Murkowski almost certainly will not be indicted under the Logan Act, which may as well not exist for all the use the federal government has made of it. But she is treading some thin ice with her knee-jerk opposition to anything President Trump says or does. Will it be enough to poke some holes in the political coalition of squishy old machine Republicans and Anchorage and Juneau Democrats who keep reelecting her? Maybe. But we'll have to wait until 2028 to find out.

In the meantime, it's a safe guess that the Trump administration doesn't much care what Princess Lisa thinks. The Senate has no role in this and won't until if and when there's some sort of treaty to be ratified.