Jack Thompson Ordered To Appear Before Florida Supreme Court For Allegedly "Abusing The Legal System"

Boy, some people just get all of the attention. I don't actually like talking about Jack Thompson, as I utterly loath the man. However, this last week has been nothing short of humorous as far as our friendly gamer-hating lawyer goes. While we know that Jack is too good to talk to Fake Samuel L. Jackson, he's going to be having a debate of a different kind very soon. This time, with the Florida Supreme Court, who is seeking action against him for allegedly "abusing the legal system." Hit the jump for a partial transcript of the show cause order.

02/19/2008 ORDER-SHOW CAUSE TO: JOHN BRUCE THOMPSON It appears to the Court that you have abused the legal system by submitting numerous frivolous and inappropriate filings in this Court.

Therefore, it is ordered that you shall show cause on or before March 5, 2008, why this Court should not find that you have abused the legal system process and impose upon you a sanction for abusing the legal system, including, but not limited to directing the Clerk of this Court to reject for filing any future pleadings, petitions, motions, letters, documents, or other filings submitted to this Court by you unless signed by a member of The Florida Bar other than yourself.

This is easily the best news I've heard all day. We've all known for some time that JT is out of control on his anti-gaming crusade. He's already in hot water with the Florida bar, so this does not bode well for him. He's staying positive, in fact he believes that this action has given him the upper hand.

This is the single greatest gift that any court has ever given me in my 31 years of practicing law. I shall now, through a new federal lawsuit, deconstruct The Florida Bar...

Thank you, Supremes! You have given me the weapons I need.

There's such a thing as being optimistic, but this is a bit beyond that. His response to the Florida Supreme Court is even more amusing.

This court's panicked threat against Thompson... has wonderfully proven not just that Thompson has no "adequate state remedy" but that he has no state remedy at all. This court threatens Thompson if he even files this pleading.

This is a brazen attempt by this court to repeal the absolute right of every citizen, under the First Amendment, to "petition the government for a redress" of grievances...

The [Florida] Bar threatens a whistleblower with retribution because he dares to keep blowing the whistle? This court has threatened Thompson. He does not threaten back. He hereby informs this court that he will see it in federal court. This court has just thrown Brer Rabbit into the briar patch.

[via GamePolitics]