Honestly, it’s times like this when I wonder why I’m proud to have been a Nebraskan.
Nebraska Democratic State Senator Ernie Chambers has decided to go straight to the top in an effort to stop natural disasters from befalling the world.
Chambers filed a lawsuit against God in Douglas County Court Friday afternoon, KPTM Fox 42 reported.
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The suit asks for a “permanent injunction ordering Defendant to cease certain harmful activities and the making of terroristic threats.”
The lawsuit identifies the plaintiff as, “the duly elected and serving State Senator from the 11th Legislative District in Omaha, Nebraska.”
Chambers also cites that the, “defendant directly and proximately has caused, inter alia, fearsome floods, egregious earthquakes, horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornados, pestilential plagues…”
Chambers says he isn’t suing God because he has any kind of beef with the deity. He says the suit is to fight possible laws restricting the filing of frivolous lawsuits. Chambers tells KPTM FOX 42 News that his lawsuit is in response to bills brought forth by other state senators to try and stop lawsuits from being filed.
“The Constitution requires that the courthouse doors be open, so you cannot prohibit the filing of suits,” Chambers says. “Anyone can sue anyone they choose, even God.”
Chambers bases his ability to sue God, as, “that defendant, being omnipresent, is personally present in Douglas County.”
Yes, the same Ernie Chambers who wears cut-off sweatshirts and tennis shoes to legislative sessions. When I was in middle school, we took a field trip to the State Capital, and who do you think was speaking? Sen. Ernie Chambers, the filibusterer extraordinaire. Honestly, even my 6th grade self recognized a certified blowhard.
Question: Do you think Mr. Chambers realizes the irony of protesting the restriction of frivolous lawsuits by filing a frivolous lawsuit? He is proving his opponents’ point: Some lawsuits have no legitimate purpose and do nothing but waste government money and therefore should be restricted. (By the way, according to Wikipedia — for whatever that’s worth — Chambers is agnostic. Doesn’t that further prove the frivolous nature of his lawsuit? Seriously, that’s the best defense he can come up with for not restricting frivolous lawsuits?)
What can I say? He’s always been a smart one.
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