Man Sues State So He Can Marry His Computer

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Birmingham native and former Tennessee attorney Chris Sevier is suing the state of Alabama because it has refused to issue him a marriage license in his attempt to marry his computer. Sevier has brought this same lawsuit in other states, including Florida, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado, in a political attempt to protest gay marriage. Sevier has also had several legal issues himself, including being arrested for stalking country music star John Rich, his ex-wife and a 17-year old girl.

Sevier, who grew up in Birmingham and attended Mountain Brook schools, has been an outspoken opponent to gay marriage and has brought his issue up with several states claiming that if gay people have the right to marry, then he should have the right to marry his computer. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Birmingham Patch morning newsletter.)

According to a report from Alabama Media Group, Blount County probate judge Chris Green — who denied the application for Sevier's marriage license — said, "I just said I wouldn't do that in Blount County. No way, no how."

In a similar suit filed in Houston, Sevier said, “The state is not doing anyone any favors by encouraging people to live (a homosexual) lifestyle. We have to define marriage,” according to the Houston Chronicle.

Some of the points Sevier has been unable to rebut are that his computer, which was manufactured in 2011, would not be old enough to marry in any state, nor would the inanimate object be able to consent to marriage and sign a marriage license or contract. In Sevier's complaint against Alabama, he claims that the state is giving "preferential treatment to gays" by not recognizing his "marriage" to his computer.

The 40-year-old Sevier, who also admitted to being a pornography addict and attempted to sue Apple for his porn addiction, has drafted legislation in 13 states trying to put a tax on pornography. His license to practice law in Tennessee has been suspended due to multiple arrests, and he has tried at least twice to get his Tennessee law license reinstated — the court’s revocation states he can return to the practice of law upon showing “clear and convincing evidence that the disability has been removed” — but his petitions have been repeatedly denied.

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