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Whilst there may be many out there praying for their jobs, and for the world not to disappear down an economic plug hole, one chap has gone to different lengths to try and make the world a better place…
Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers, sought a permanent injunction to prevent the "death, destruction and terrorisation" caused by God. He claimed that God had inflicted "widespread death, destruction and terrorisation of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants".
Whilst his quest seemed to be stretching the system a bit, he did come up with some interesting legal arguments in support of his claim…
The senator cited various facts in his legal arguments including that U.S. currency says "In God We Trust," God is invoked during oaths in court hearings, and chaplains offer prayers before legislative bodies. "If God is omnipresent," Chambers said in one hearing, "then he is here in Douglas County and in this courtroom."
Judge Marlon Polk said in his ruling that a plaintiff must have access to the defendant for a case to proceed. He then threw out the Nebraska Senator’s lawsuit against the Almighty, saying there was no evidence that the defendant had been served.
"Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice."
Chambers is an avowed atheist and Creighton University School of Law grad.
It doesn’t come much more spurious than that!
Whilst there may be many out there praying for their jobs, and for the world not to disappear down an economic plug hole, one chap has gone to different lengths to try and make the world a better place…
Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers, sought a permanent injunction to prevent the "death, destruction and terrorisation" caused by God. He claimed that God had inflicted "widespread death, destruction and terrorisation of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants".
Whilst his quest seemed to be stretching the system a bit, he did come up with some interesting legal arguments in support of his claim…
The senator cited various facts in his legal arguments including that U.S. currency says "In God We Trust," God is invoked during oaths in court hearings, and chaplains offer prayers before legislative bodies. "If God is omnipresent," Chambers said in one hearing, "then he is here in Douglas County and in this courtroom."
Judge Marlon Polk said in his ruling that a plaintiff must have access to the defendant for a case to proceed. He then threw out the Nebraska Senator’s lawsuit against the Almighty, saying there was no evidence that the defendant had been served.
"Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice."
Chambers is an avowed atheist and Creighton University School of Law grad.
It doesn’t come much more spurious than that!
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