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Archae

(46,328 posts)
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:31 PM May 2015

My "WTF?" of the day, woman suing ALL gays edition...



Auburn woman files federal case against homosexuals

An Auburn woman calling herself an ambassador for God and his son, Jesus Christ, filed a federal lawsuit Friday against all homosexuals.

Sylvia Driskell, 66, said in the suit that she is petitioning the U.S. District Court of Omaha to be heard "in the matter of homosexuality. Is homosexuality a sin, or not a sin?"

In a seven-page letter framed as a lawsuit, she cited Bible passages that described homosexuality as an abomination and against nature, and she said never before has the nation or the state been "besiege(d) by sin."

"Will all the judges of this nation judge God to be a lier [sic]?" Driskell asked.

She said she petitioned the court because she feels it imperative to stand up for the moral principles on which the nation was founded.

http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/auburn-woman-files-federal-case-against-homosexuals/article_fcf1e8b6-5744-5579-ac38-b19b427b8492.html
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My "WTF?" of the day, woman suing ALL gays edition... (Original Post) Archae May 2015 OP
Oh boy! I got nuthin' on this one. leftofcool May 2015 #1
I think the court will toss this out for several procedural reasons: The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #2
This one is gonna get dismissed sua sponte hifiguy May 2015 #9
A big fat Rule 11 fine would be appropriate. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #12
We had a couple of real beauts when I was clerking for a trial court judge 20 years ago. hifiguy May 2015 #17
damn i will have to go suit shopping! m-lekktor May 2015 #3
I sure hope they don't call me to testify. BeeBee May 2015 #4
As a gay woman, this post's title did not turn out at all how I expected Aerows May 2015 #5
It is a fundamental right to petition government, including the courts... TreasonousBastard May 2015 #6
What is this "God" of which she speaks, and why is his veracity (or lack thereof) Maedhros May 2015 #7
Another brain wizard that confused the lead paint chips with the potato chips. hifiguy May 2015 #8
People like this are why Jesus isn't coming back. Initech May 2015 #10
I've always kind of wondered about that... The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #15
Since when does it matter if something's a "sin"? surrealAmerican May 2015 #11
oh fuck off nutcase bigot. I'm so tired of these assholes. cali May 2015 #13
hope they have a straight jacket in her size. spanone May 2015 #14
Christ on a cracker. So what's her standing again? catbyte May 2015 #16
In quicksand. Up to her chin. At least that's how I see it hifiguy May 2015 #18
Well, I imagine that if there were a God, he/she would spend some time reclining notadmblnd May 2015 #19
That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, marle35 May 2015 #20

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,719 posts)
2. I think the court will toss this out for several procedural reasons:
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:34 PM
May 2015

1. Lack of subject matter jurisdiction
2. Improper service of process
3. Failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted
4. Lack of standing
5. Pure fucking lunacy

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
9. This one is gonna get dismissed sua sponte
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:40 PM
May 2015

for ALL those reasons.

And if i were the District Judge in this case I would slap her with court costs and require a hefty bond if she wants to file any additional pleadings, both of which federal judges can do within their inherent authority.

I'd also call the guys with the butterfly nets and the rubber truck.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,719 posts)
12. A big fat Rule 11 fine would be appropriate.
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:50 PM
May 2015

Just because somebody's pro se doesn't give them the right to fuck up the court system. Every judge I've known just dreads having to deal with pro se litigants, usually because they are barking mad (evidenced by the fact that no real lawyer will touch their case) and because they haven't a clue about civil procedure so they just file one insane pleading after another and can't be persuaded to go away.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
17. We had a couple of real beauts when I was clerking for a trial court judge 20 years ago.
Tue May 5, 2015, 07:06 PM
May 2015

My judge dismissed their cases immediately and said they could file with the court all the pleadings they wanted. All they had to do first was go out and get a $10,000 bond and post it with the court administrator. That took care of things very nicely.

And yes, they are inevitably the kind of lunatics who think they will foment a national dog revolution by screeching on streetcorners and that the CIA is beaming messages to their fillings. Always.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
5. As a gay woman, this post's title did not turn out at all how I expected
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:38 PM
May 2015

I was thinking she was suing for more women to be gay, and yeah, I'd be on board. In fact, a few women that "become gay" will probably want to sue for damages once they realize there is an alternative. (I kid - well, sort of)

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
6. It is a fundamental right to petition government, including the courts...
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:38 PM
May 2015

in all matters of things. This goes back to the Magna Carta and was preserved in our federal and state constitutions.

That right, however, is balanced by the government's right to throw out some petitions as insane.

 

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)
7. What is this "God" of which she speaks, and why is his veracity (or lack thereof)
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:39 PM
May 2015

important to a question of law?

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
8. Another brain wizard that confused the lead paint chips with the potato chips.
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:39 PM
May 2015

We used to have funny farms for creatures like this.

Fortunately, she, nor gawd, has standing under the Federal Rules, at least as I understand them.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,719 posts)
15. I've always kind of wondered about that...
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:52 PM
May 2015

I can imagine Jesus saying, "You know, Heaven isn't too bad. There's good beer and I don't have to deal with lunatics. Think I'll just stay put for a few more millenia..."

surrealAmerican

(11,361 posts)
11. Since when does it matter if something's a "sin"?
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:44 PM
May 2015

I can't sue you for gluttony, or worshiping idols, or anything.

At best, it's a frivolous lawsuit - at worst, it's a symptom of mental illness.

catbyte

(34,393 posts)
16. Christ on a cracker. So what's her standing again?
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:55 PM
May 2015

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marle35

(172 posts)
20. That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument,
Tue May 5, 2015, 08:08 PM
May 2015

... because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not." -The Life and Works of Thomas Paine, Vol. 9 p. 134

"Revelation is necessarily limited to the first communication-- after that it is only an account of something which that person says was a revelation made to him; and though he may find himself obliged to believe it, it can not be incumbent on me to believe it in the same manner; for it was not a revelation made to ME, and I have only his word for it that it was made to him." -Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

"There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice....." -Thomas Paine

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