A Nebraska judge tosses a lawsuit against God:

Judge Marlon Polk threw out Nebraska Sen. Ernie Chambers’ lawsuit against the Almighty, saying there was no evidence that the defendant had been served. What’s more, Polk found “there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant.”

Chambers had sued God in September 2007, seeking a permanent injunction to prevent God from committing acts of violence such as earthquakes and tornadoes.

It’s good to know there’s some sort of brake on judicial activism.

Oh, wait – it was “to prove a point”:

Although the case may seem superfluous and even scandalous to others, Chambers has said his point is to focus on the question of whether certain lawsuits should be prohibited.

“Nobody should stand at the courthouse door to predetermine who has access to the courts,” he said. “My point is that anyone can sue anyone else, even God.”

Chambers, an avowed atheist, said he decided to make that point after at least two attempts in the Nebraska Legislature to limit “frivolous lawsuits.”

Laws against “frivolous lawsuits” are indeed stupid – provided you believe in the integrity of judges and juries…

…and we should just change the subject, shouldn’t we?

This entry was posted by by Mitch Berg on Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 at 7:14 am and is filed under Crime and Punishment, Democrat Party, Faiths And Their Followers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.