FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015

CONTACT: GENE STILP
717-829-5600
genestilp@comcast.net

GOOD GOVERNMENT ACTIVIST GENE STILP TO FILE CONSTITUTIONAL CASE FORCING GOVERNOR WOLF AND THE PENNSYLVANIA SENATE TO REMOVE ATTORNEY GENERAL KATHLEEN KANE FORM OFFICE UNDER ARTICLE VI, SECTION 7 OF THE CONSTITUTION.

PRESS CONFERENCE ADVISORY:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 11 A.M. MAIN CAPITOL ROTUNDA, FILING PROVIDED

In anticipation of Attorney General Kathleen Kane losing her ability to do anything legal at the Office of Attorney General as of October 21, 2015, good government activist Gene Stilp will file a constitutional action before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, asking the Supreme Court to force Governor Wolf and the Pennsylvania Senate to invoke the powers granted to the Governor and the Senate under Article VI, Section 7 of the Pennsylvania Constitution to remove Kathleen Kane from office.

Stilp will also file a motion for the recusal of Republican Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin in the case because Republican Justice Eakin is under investigation by the Supreme Court itself because of his email practices. Stilp said, “ It would not be fair to have Republican Justice Eakin sitting on this case because of his involvement in the overall matter involving Kathleen Kane and emails. Actually he should resign because has violated the Code of Judicial Conduct by bringing disrepute upon the Supreme Court. Former justices Orie Melvin, McCaffery and now Republican Eakin are all in the same boat by bringing disrespect to the Supreme Court and eliminating public confidence in the Supreme Court.”

The important part of Article VI, Section 7 of the Pennsylvania Constitution states: “Removal of civil officers. …….All civil officers elected by the people….shall be removed by the Governor for reasonable cause, after due notice and a full hearing, on the address of two-thirds of the Senate. (May 17, 1966, 1965 P. L. 1928, J.R. 10).”

Stilp said, “The removal process in Article VI, Section 7, clearly applies to Attorney General Kathleen Kane as an elected civil officer in Pennsylvania. Kathleen Kane has been charged with numerous crimes including perjury, false swearing, abuse of office, official oppression, contempt, among others. Kathleen Kane has violated the Rules of Professional Conduct and has been suspended from the practice of law. In a few days, she will no longer be able to practice law in Pennsylvania. In a few days she can no longer use the “attorney” name when referring to herself under Rule 217. In a few days Kathleen Kane can no longer do anything related to legal work in the Office of Attorney General.”

Stilp continued, “The Pennsylvania Constitution states that “reasonable cause” is the threshold for removal of Attorney General Kathleen Kane. Kathleen Kane has long since passed the threshold of reasonable cause. Any reasonable woman or man in Pennsylvania would agree with that. Reasonable cause is not “a preponderance of the evidence” or the stronger “beyond a reasonable doubt.” Besides the multitude of crimes alleged, and the suspended license, the fact that Kathleen Kane can no longer function in the capacity as an attorney in the position as Pennsylvania’s chief law enforcement officer, the Attorney General, should be reason cause enough to remove Kane from that position.”

The case will be filed in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court under the King’s Bench provisions. Gene Stilp successfully used the King’s Bench application when he was successful before the Supreme Court in fighting the 2005 illegal legislative pay raise underlying concept, unvouchered expense accounts. The case stopped the use of “unvouchered expense accounts” to secretly give the legislators hugely increased salaries.

Stilp said, “Governor Wolf and the Senate could save a lot of court time by a simple one page letter beginning the process under Article VI, Section 7. I urge Governor Wolf and the Senate to do that today.”

Stilp said, “ It is extremely ironic that I am required by law to serve Attorney General Kathleen Kane with the official service for the Governor because the Attorney General is actually the lawyer for the Governor in these type of cases. The entire OAG office has a conflict of interest because the Attorney General Kathleen Kane is the focus of this case. I will be asking the Supreme Court via motion to remove the OAG as counsel to the Governor. I am sending a letter to the Governor asking that he not use the Office of Attorney General as his counsel if he decides to erroneously pursue this case as a respondent.”

“As of Wednesday, October 21, 2015 the citizens of Pennsylvania will be paying than General Kathleen Kane (she will not be able to use the name attorney) $158,000, plus a myriad of benefits, to not be Attorney General. This will be unprecedented in Pennsylvania and the citizens will not stand for it when then full force of this hits them. Kane will not be able to do anything legal as of October 21. However she will be able to do non-legal administrative functions like ordering the soap and toilet paper for the building. As I said from August 11, 2015 on “Kane Is Not Able” and must go immediately,” Stilp concluded.

§ 7.  Removal of civil officers.
All civil officers shall hold their offices on the condition
that they behave themselves well while in office, and shall be
removed on conviction of misbehavior in office or of any
infamous crime. Appointed civil officers, other than judges of
the courts of record, may be removed at the pleasure of the
power by which they shall have been appointed. All civil
officers elected by the people, except the Governor, the
Lieutenant Governor, members of the General Assembly and judges
of the courts of record, shall be removed by the Governor for
reasonable cause, after due notice and full hearing, on the
address of two-thirds of the Senate.
(May 17, 1966, 1965 P.L.1928, J.R.10)

1966 Amendment.  Joint Resolution No.10 amended and
renumbered former section 4 to present section 7.