The judge cited Dr. Seuss in dismissing the Blagojevich lawsuit with the iconic phrase, “Will you please go now!”
CHICAGO (CBS) — Three years after former Gov. Rod Blagojevich
A federal judge made a strong decision on Thursday, quoting Dr. Seuss, which involved a lawsuit attempting to reverse the prohibition of the individual from running for state or local office in the future.
“Read generally Dr. Seuss, Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (1972) (‘The time has come. The time has come. The time is now. Just Go. Go. GO! I don’t care how. You can go by foot. You can go by cow. Marvin K. Mooney, will you please go now!’),” U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger wrote in his ruling throwing out Blagojevich’s lawsuit.
Blagojevich was in serving for almost eight years of a sentence.
Sentence of 14 years in prison for corruption
Prior to his conviction
In February of 2020, former President Donald Trump pardoned or reduced the sentence for someone.
After several months, he initiated a legal case in federal court asserting that his expulsion from his position by the Illinois Senate after his 2009 impeachment trial violated the constitution and requesting permission to run for elected office in Illinois at the state or local level.
Todd Feurer
Source: cbsnews.com