I think Mike Hearn is way out of line with all his actions.
What is the correct and fair way to remove Mike Hearn from the Bitcoin development?
Can this be done by community vote?
Can this be done by developer vote?
I have nothing against this person and he can develop "bitcoinj" all he want's and stay a Bitcoin expert (at NSA and Circle or in the media). But he should not be part of the core Bitcoin client developtment.
The problem has to be addressed at the source.
That place is the Bitcoin Foundation. They are the ones that give Mike Hearn the power to be core developer.
So you need to convince the foundation, or you need to be hire as core developer by the foundation in order to over ride Mike.
Goodluck
That's the crux of it. Well said.