Judge Posner stabs us in the back

[JTHunter]

Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, the judge who helped throw out Illinois' onerous anti-carry laws, has said that we have "no right to privacy".
This is all in the name of "national security".

Judge: Give NSA unlimited access to digital data

The U.S. National Security Agency should have an unlimited ability to collect digital information in the name of protecting the country against terrorism and other threats, an influential federal judge said during a debate on privacy.

“I think privacy is actually overvalued,” Judge Richard Posner, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, said during a conference about privacy and cybercrime in Washington, D.C., Thursday.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/28557...ml#tk.nl_today

[imanaknut]

Chairman Mao would be proud of this guy. Comrade Stalin would be proud of this guy. Herr Hitler would be proud of this guy. King Barack must be proud of this guy.

[alismith]

Chairman Mao would be proud of this guy. Comrade Stalin would be proud of this guy. Herr Hitler would be proud of this guy. King Barack must be proud of this guy.

Sounds like he's trying to get a spot on SCOTUS should King Barakoba have a slot to fill...

[Krupski]

Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, the judge who helped throw out Illinois' onerous anti-carry laws, has said that we have "no right to privacy".
This is all in the name of "national security".



http://www.pcworld.com/article/28557...ml#tk.nl_today

He's just your typical Gas Chamber Jew. On one hand he's all for spying and collecting information on American citizens:

The U.S. National Security Agency should have an unlimited ability to collect digital information in the name of protecting the country against terrorism and other threats, an influential federal judge said during a debate on privacy.

“I think privacy is actually overvalued,” Judge Richard Posner, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, said during a conference about privacy and cybercrime in Washington, D.C., Thursday.
“Much of what passes for the name of privacy is really just trying to conceal the disreputable parts of your conduct,” Posner added. “Privacy is mainly about trying to improve your social and business opportunities by concealing the sorts of bad activities that would cause other people not to want to deal with you.”

But when it comes to recording cops, he says this:

As part of a three-judge panel on the 7th Circuit in Chicago, weighing a challenge to the Illinois Eavesdropping Act, which bars the secret recording of conversations without the consent of all the parties to the conversation, Posner was to deliver another memorable quote. At issue was the constitutionality of the Illinois wiretapping law, which makes it illegal to record someone without consent even when filming public acts like arrests in public. Posner interrupted the ACLU after just 14 words, stating, "Yeah, I know. But I’m not interested, really, in what you want to do with these recordings of peoples’ encounters with the police...." Posner continued: “Once all this stuff can be recorded, there’s going to be a lot more of this snooping around by reporters and bloggers.... I'm always suspicious when the civil liberties people start telling the police how to do their business."[23] The 7th Circuit upheld the challenge 2-1, striking down the Eavesdropping Act, but Posner wrote a dissenting opinion.

When the judges fail us, what option is left?

[Aggressive Perfector]

Where's "Anonymous" when you need them?

[5.56NATO]

Not only must your phone bills be processed by Israeli intelligence, the nsa must also share all your digital traffic with Israel as well.

[JTHunter]

How many of you have ever seen the old Tom Laughlin film "Billy Jack"?
Do any of you remember the name of the older man that was the "villain" in the movie?
Yeah, that's right. Posner.
I wonder how he would like it if somebody broadcast his SS number, home phone and address, DL number, etc., across the internet? Not to give hackers any ideas - -.