‘Bob & Me’: This Dornan Detractor Goes to Court

SANTA ANA — Responding to Rep. Robert K. Dornan’s claim that many noncitizens voted for his opponent this month, a satirical film director Tuesday filed charges with the Orange County registrar of voters, contending that everyone who voted for Dornan must be deemed “mentally unstable.”

Michael Moore, director of “Roger & Me” and creator of “TV Nation,” filed papers Tuesday contending that Dornan poses a danger to himself and others. Therefore, Moore said, everyone who supports Dornan’s bid to serve in Congress is non compos mentis.

Moore recently penned a book, “Downsize This,” in which he described his attempts to have Dornan committed. Though he lives in New York, the director said he felt it his duty as an American to rid the nation of the 46th Congressional District incumbent. Dornan trails Democratic challenger Loretta Sanchez by 665 votes, with 1,000 ballots still to be counted.

To support his complaint, Moore cited a number of quotations attributed to Dornan, long known for his colorful language and bare-knuckle attacks on opponents. Among the quotations were derogatory remarks about homosexuals, abortion rights advocates and President Clinton’s thighs.

Moore said Dornan supporters must be discounted according to the California Election Code, which prohibits any “mentally incompetent” person from casting a ballot.