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Man Takes Fight for Justice to the Next Level
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:33 pm
by Holsety
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A court in Nebraska is being asked to cast judgement on the ultimate judge -- God.
State lawmaker Ernie Chambers filed a lawsuit Friday against the Almighty -- acknowledging he/she goes by numerous aliases -- for causing "fearsome floods, egregious earthquakes, horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornadoes, pestilential plagues" and other alliterative catastrophes.
The suit, Chambers vs God, asks the court for a "permanent injunction ordering defendant (God) to cease certain harmful activities and the making of terrorist threats" which affect innumerable persons, including Chambers's constituents.
It asserts that God is "the admitted perpetrator" of such acts and said that God's omnipresence gives the local Douglas County District Court jurisdiction in the suit, adding that God's omniscience eliminates the need to issue a formal notice of the lawsuit.
Chambers told local media he filed the suit to make a point about frivolous lawsuits frequently seen in US courts, citing a recent one against a judge.
He asked the court to award him an unspecified summary judgment against God, or, in the alternative, issue a permanent injunction against God engaging in the damaging acts cited in the filing.
Neither God nor his/her spokespersons could be contacted for comment.
[My note: LOL]
uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20070919/tod-us-j ... 56d_1.html
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:56 pm
by sgt.null
this idiot has no real problems in his district? he should be voted out immediately. what a moron. his case is clogging the courts while real work needs to be done. what a jackass.
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:06 pm
by hierachy
He's just copying that film.
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:11 pm
by sgt.null
what film?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:32 pm
by hierachy
I don't remember the name. Had Billy Connelly in it... he played a man who sued God. Wait, that might have been the name! Yeah, it was called "The Man Who Sued God".
www.imdb.com/title/tt0268437/
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:04 am
by dlbpharmd
sgt.null wrote:this idiot has no real problems in his district? he should be voted out immediately. what a moron. his case is clogging the courts while real work needs to be done. what a jackass.
Couldn't agree more.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:42 pm
by SoulBiter
According to the article "Chambers told local media he filed the suit to make a point about frivolous lawsuits frequently seen in US courts, citing a recent one against a judge"
I would say he has a point. If you can legally file this kind of lawsuit then there are some changes that need to be made in our legal system.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:47 pm
by Fist and Faith
Yes, the fact that such a suit
can be filed is beyond idiotic.
But even better, I read a book called
The Jehovah Contract, where a guy was hired to
kill God. (IIRC, he talked God into committing suicide.
)
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:46 am
by Holsety
SoulBiter wrote:According to the article "Chambers told local media he filed the suit to make a point about frivolous lawsuits frequently seen in US courts, citing a recent one against a judge"
I would say he has a point. If you can legally file this kind of lawsuit then there are some changes that need to be made in our legal system.
I see where he's coming from, but that doesn't mean he should clog the courts w/ yet another pointless case.
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:18 pm
by Baradakas
Agreed. I think it's sad that our society suffers from such apathy and ignorance that a costly, and somewhat corrupt gesture such as this will, inevitably lead to this man's popularity increasing, while you and I just have to work a little harder in order to live our lives.
Ugh.
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:23 pm
by Xar
I opened another topic on this in the Think-Tank... here's the link:
kevinswatch.ihugny.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13007
Take a look at "God"'s answer
