Asking Illinois Supreme Court to remove Governor

Suit to be filed Friday before Illinois Supreme Court to remove Governor   Frustrated by the lack of direct action on the part of state legislative leadership, two private Illinois citizens said Friday they will be filing a petition before the Illinois Supreme Court to temporarily remove Governor Rod Blagojevich from office.   "Attorney General Lisa Madigan has been bringing up the possibility of removing the governor from office based on Illinois Supreme Court's Rule 382, which allows the court to move quicker than any other recourse," petitioner John Bambenek of Champaign told Illinois Review today. "Illinois can't wait for months for the Governor to step down, we have too many crucial issues before us to wait."   "The standards for incapacity are very broad.  We're saying he's unable to fulfill his duty to appoint someone to fill the U.S. Senate seat, since Senate Majority leader Harry Reid refuses to accept his appointment," Bambenek said.  "He's also unable to function politically, because he's been caught on tape compromising his office.  We're also stating in the petition that Attorney General Madigan has a potential conflict of interest, as she has stated her own interest in running for governor in the future." http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/12/breaking-news-s.html