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We live in the era of the lawsuit. A farmer has sued the German government for failing to tackle climate change. An Indian man has sued his parents for giving birth to him. Sometimes it seems as though anything goes!
Yet when Nebraska state senator, Ernie Chambers, announced he was going to sue God, it turned heads. “Could you sue something which might not exist?” some people asked.
This mattered not one iota to Chambers when he began his lawsuit in 2007. He sought a government order to “cease harmful activities and the making of terroristic threats.”
Chambers said the defendant was responsible for “fearsome floods and ferocious famines.” He also blamed him for “devastating droughts, terrifying tornadoes, and pestilential plagues.”
Chambers announced he had jurisdiction to sue God because God was everywhere. So he could definitely be considered a resident of Nebraska.
Chamber’s lawsuit was a farce, but it did have a purpose. Chambers was angry about the actions of a judge in a sexual assault trial.
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1. what does 'seek a government order' mean here? why does it have anything to do with God?
2. Chamber started this lawsuit against God because he was unhappy with the judge's reaction and wanted to challenge them?
3. ‘This mattered not one iota to Chambers’ means people's questioning didn't matter to him at all?
Ella Ye 1. what does 'seek a government order' mean here? why does it have anything to do with ***?
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Ella Ye1. what does 'seek a government order' mean here? why does it have anything to do with ***?
seek ~ ask for
You can seek an order for anything, so no, seeking a government order has nothing to do with ***, except insofar as the order he was seeking was directed against ***. It could have been directed for or against anybody or anything.