Nebraska State Senator Sues God

[Mark]

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...cle=1&catnum=9

Nebraska State Senator Sues God

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The defendant in a state senator's lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still. He can be sued in Douglas County, the legislator claims, because He's everywhere.

State Sen. Ernie Chambers sued God last week. Angered by another lawsuit he considers frivolous, Chambers says he's trying to make the point that anybody can file a lawsuit against anybody.
Chambers says in his lawsuit that God has made terroristic threats against the senator and his constituents, inspired fear and caused "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants."
The Omaha senator, who skips morning prayers during the legislative session and often criticizes Christians, also says God has caused "fearsome floods ... horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornadoes."
He's seeking a permanent injunction against the Almighty.
Chambers said the lawsuit was triggered by a federal suit filed against a judge who recently barred words such as "rape" and "victim" from a sexual assault trial.
The accuser in the criminal case, Tory Bowen, sued Lancaster District Judge Jeffre Cheuvront, claiming that he violated her free speech rights.
Chambers said Bowen's lawsuit is inappropriate because the Nebraska Supreme Court has already considered the case and federal courts follow the decisions of state supreme courts on state matters.
"This lawsuit having been filed and being of such questionable merit creates a circumstance where my lawsuit is appropriately filed," Chambers said. "People might call it frivolous but if they read it they'll see there are very serious issues I have raised."
U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf, in an order last week, expressed doubts about whether Bowen's lawsuit "has any legal basis whatsoever" and said sanctions may be imposed against Bowen and her attorneys if they fail to show cause for the lawsuit.
The Associated Press usually does not identify accusers in sex-assault cases, but Bowen has allowed her name to be used publicly because of the issue over the judge's language restrictions. Cheuvront declared a mistrial in the sexual assault trial in July, saying pretrial publicity made it impossible to gather enough impartial jurors.

[M.Opaliski]

Well, he's right, you can file suit against anyone. That doesn't mean it has any basis, or that it will go anywhere, but you can file suit against whoever, on any weekday during business hours.

It seems odd that a judge in the other case barred specific words that would seem to relate to a sexual abuse case. The details on that situation are no doubt interesting.

[rstonecousley]

Well this is an easy one. Unless God appears at the trial date, the good senator will probably be granted summary judgement against God and win the case. This will leave the senator to pursue whatever means are legal in the state of Nebraska to satisfy his judgment - up to and including attaching assets, garnishing wages, and liens on property. This could prove troublesome well beyond the state of Nebraska!

Now, help us all if God DOES show up for the hearing....cause then the good senator and a whole lot of the rest of us are....in a word...FUCKED!

[Naomi]

Just imagine. Sitting in the court room and suddenly the room starts shaking, the sky gets dark, then this very bright light appears. God walks into the court room and starts yelling "now you people have gone to far" I was playing a beautiful game of Golf with Pope John Paul and you interrupt me with this crap???????????

[frogman68]

Just imagine. Sitting in the court room and suddenly the room starts shaking, the sky gets dark, then this very bright light appears. God walks into the court room and starts yelling "now you people have gone to far" I was playing a beautiful game of Golf with Pope John Paul and you interrupt me with this crap???????????

I would think you were doing what this thread suggests

http://www.talkdelaware.com/legal-ma...87.html?t=2287

[rstonecousley]

Once this lawsuit gets underway, I want to sue Satan. I will then have recourse for everything I did wrong for which I got punished. My defense: "The devil made me do it."

I think I have a better chance of winning my suit than Ernie does, because at least Dick 'El Diablo' Cheney is reachable at the White House where papers can be served.

[frogman68]

Well lookie here "God" has responded lol

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT

[M.Opaliski]

Someone is having a little fun at the Court's expense ...

[rstonecousley]

Well lookie here "God" has responded lol

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT

That guy's picture reminds me of Morgan Freeman who, as you may know, has played God in several movies. Coincidence?

[frogman68]

That guy's picture reminds me of Morgan Freeman who, as you may know, has played God in several movies. Coincidence?

I just like the fan in the background giving the apperance of a Halo rofl

[M.Opaliski]

As an aside, an more importantly ... I really like Morgan Freeman

[rstonecousley]

I just like the fan in the background giving the apperance of a Halo rofl

I didn't even see it that way the first time....now that I do it's even more hilarious!

You're right about Morgan Freeman, MO. I always say any movie with Morgan Freeman will be good...or at least made better by his presence.