Senator sues God

[arni1954]

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=vn20070918144240823C227940

He can be an important part of the South African government

 

[sar]

may be he watched "MAN WHO SUED GOD", btw not a bad movie.

 

[Nick333]

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=vn20070918144240823C227940

He can be an important part of the South African government

He's obviously got some point he's trying to make. Seems like it may be a dumb one though.

 

[Toko]

This is ridicuous, was a pretty good script for a movie but I can't believe this hasn't been thrown out yet.

The senator says in his lawsuit that God has made terroristic threats against him and his constituents

Chambers said he was seeking a permanent injunction against God

I'm not especially religious but this has to be an insult to christians.

The only plausible reason for this can be free publicity, needless to say I wouldn't vote for him.

I can just imagine someone trying a stunt like this a hundred years ago when an individuals right to this,that and the other wasn't available to allow crap like this to happen.

 

[koffiejunkie]

The only plausible reason for this can be free publicity, needless to say I wouldn't vote for him.

Wouldn't endear him to the average American voter either.

Fed up with the threats and tired of natural disasters, the state of Nebraska's longest-serving senator is using his legal muscle against who he says is the culprit: God.

Maybe he should concentrate his efforts on fixing the laws that allow insurance companies to use every possible excuse to not pay out.

I want an insurance company that pays out regardless. If I take out insurance on my car because I know I'm a useless driver, I want them to pay out when I mess up. That's what insurance is for.

 

[Defib]

so where is the moron senator delivering the subpoena too???

 

[Eniigma]

Pitty the fool if God decided to honor the injunction say out of his constituentency.

 

[Alan]

Reminds me of that idiot mayor of New Orleans saying Katrina was punishment for America and particularly black Americans

 

[icyrus]

I'm not especially religious but this has to be an insult to christians.

Why?

I can just imagine someone trying a stunt like this a hundred years ago when an individuals right to this,that and the other wasn't available to allow crap like this to happen.

Is this nostalgia? How... enlightened.

 

[rwenzori]

so where is the moron senator delivering the subpoena too???

The Pearly Gates of course - where do you think?

He seems quite fun this senator.

 

[GavinMannion]

I'm not especially religious but this has to be an insult to christians.

You do realise that not everyone who believes in a god is christian don't you?

Anyway his point is that he is fed up with idiotic lawsuits and he has now started the stupidest one he could to prove it...

I think it's a good publicity stunt and hopefully it will bring some logic into the courts...

 

[bwana]

You all understand that this is a dig at the courts for allowing so many frivolous lawsuits, right?

EDIT - what GM said.

 

[Datura]

I like his style. They seriously need a wake up call and stop the amount of 'get rich quick' lawsuits.