Out Damned Blot!

The federal quo warranto statute

Attention “illegitimizers”

“ Leo Donofrio Quo Warranto Legal Brief, Part 1 & 2 Posted on March 6th, 2009 by David-Crockett This evening, Leo Donofrio, Plaintiff in Donofrio v. Wells, reports that he has released the first part of his legal briefing stating his opinion of challenging the President’s authority via a prerogative writ known as quo warranto. At this time, Mr. Donofrio will be working solo on this issue. For the “illegitimizers” (my term for those who don’t believe there’s a need to enforce the Constitution’s eligibility requirements) out there, Mr. Donofrio points out a very interesting aspect of law:     Many have argued that only Congress can remove a sitting President and that the separation of powers enumerated in the Constitution denies the courts any legal ability to remove a sitting President.  But with the federal quo warranto statute, Congress has delegated that authority to the District Court of the District of Columbia by providing for the removal of the President (and other public officers) by quo warranto where the President is found to be a usurper to the office  even if he assumed the office with a good faith belief he was eligible. The full posting is below… ”