Plaintiffs allege Attorney General Madigan has conflict of interest in lawsuit

http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/news/article.asp?ArticleSource=631
 
CHICAGO--John Tillman joined three other Illinois citizens to file suit with the Illinois State Supreme Court today to have Governor Rod Blagojevich temporarily removed from office in light of the recent charges filed against him for bribery and conspiracy, citing his inability to effectively run the state.
 
"Governor Blagojevich retains his full powers of office and shows no intent to do the right thing and resign.  Given the evidence presented by the U.S. Attorney's office earlier this week, he presents a clear and present danger to continue to abuse his public trust.  This is a disability to serve and he must be removed," Tillman said.
 
Attorney General Lisa Madigan also filed a request today asking the Supreme Court to have Blagojevich removed from office.
 
"The attorney general's filing is clearly a conflict of interest and a strategic political move," John Bambenek, plaintiff and co-founder of the Illinois Citizens Coalition, said. "Lisa Madigan has aspirations to run for governor, is a candidate for the senate seat and her father, Michael Madigan, was a co-chair of Blagojevich's re-election campaign. She's done nothing for corruption in this state until now when there's a lot of national pressure."
 
According to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 382, anyone can file a request for the Supreme Court to conduct a hearing to determine if the governor is fit to hold office.
 
See the full press release on the lawsuit to remove Governor Blagojevich from power here.
 
John Tillman joined this suit as a private citizen and not in his capacity as the Institute CEO.

Click here to view the Illinois Supreme Court filing to remove Governor Blagojevich from power (PDF file).