God Sued - Fox News On The Case
Published by BG on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 8:44 AM.Threat Level - Wired Blogs - Nebraska Senator Sues God to Stop Terror Threats
Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers filed suit against God Friday, asking a court to order the Almighty and his followers to stop making terrorist threats.
The suit (.pdf), filed in a Nebraska district court, contends that God, along with his followers of all persuasions, "has made and continues to make terroristic threats of grave harm to innumerable persons." Those threats are credible given God's history, Chambers' complaint says.
Frivolous, yes, but that's the point.
State Senator Ernie Chambers Sues God - News Story - KETV Omaha
State Senator Ernie Chambers is suing God. He says it to prove a point about frivolous lawsuits.
Chambers says senators periodically have offered bills prohibiting the filing of certain types of suits. He says his main objection is the constitution requires that the doors to the courthouse be open to all. Chambers said, "Thus anybody can file a lawsuit against anybody - even God."
I did a little cursory research on this one because I had a theory. I started with his Wikipedia entry, which provided the first clue. Here's a clip from the page - note the red arrows:
Then I searched and found this report.
Yup. Red arrows again:
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