[RememberRonnie]

Admittedly, Posner is not always opposed to privacy. For instance, he thinks that someone who shows up at the polling place shouldn't have to suffer the privacy invasion of showing a photo ID. Apparently his copy of the Constitution has a "Vote Early Vote Often" clause instead of a Fourth Amendment.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I think privacy is actually overvalued," Judge Richard Posner, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit,

If that doesn't scare the hell out of you, nothing will.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"Much of what passes for the name of privacy is really just trying to conceal the disreputable parts of your conduct..."

Which would explain why the feral government engages in so many "top secret" activities.

[KoRn]

This guy needs to be impeached. He is a philosophically corrupted judge.

[sourcery]

Because the government should be able to blackmail anyone and everyone, even judges, legislators, Governors and Presidents.

[MeshugeMikey]

here come the judge here come the judge

[BipolarBob]

"I think privacy is actually overvalued," Judge Richard Posner

Anybody want to bet if his personal info like his street address and places he frequents and memberships and affiliations were publicly listed that he would feel different?

[Delta Dawn]

I could have sworn that was satire...

[gaijin]

Judge Posner

Now I will show you nude photos of my daughter...

[Amendment10]

The problem is that gangsters who were elected to office by stealing elections want access to personal data so that they can use it as a weapon against their enemies, both real and perceived.

[EternalVigilance]

"I think privacy is actually overvalued," Judge Richard Posner, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, said

I think Judge Posner is overvalued, and should be impeached. And perhaps the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is overvalued as well, and we should abolish it.

[Organic Panic]

This has got to be satire. Please tell me this is satire...

If not... Will this judge mind if I start snooping through his emails? Or is that just for us little people?

[Praxeologue]

Privacy is an illusion. Nothing is, or ever has been, private.

The cruelest joke is on those who ever thought that privacy exists, that securities markets are fair, that the FDA is even-handed in approving new drugs, that either the EPA or Obamacare protects your health, that your IRS records will be used only by the IRS or, for that matter, that any rule will be applied in the best interests of all citizens.

The primary purpose is to protect government from the people and to provide a pretext for expanded bureaucracy.

We have arrived at the same conclusion for different reasons, Judge Posner.

[Hugin]

IF Republican or Democrat politicians believed 10% of what they claim, they would impeach this man immediately.

[faithhopecharity]

what a totally idiotic thing to say! amazing!!!! (we are in some really really deeeeeep Doo-doo when people in positions of public trust and power make statements like this so dangerous to, and subversive of, foundational American Constitutional values)

solution:

give NSA access to this judge’s data

leave the rest of us (and the 4th Amendment!!!!!) alone!

thank you.

[logi_cal869]

POSNER, Honorable Richard Allen (Illinois)
Appointed by President Reagan
Born in New York, New York, on January 11, 1939
Succeeded Judge Tone
Commissioned Circuit Judge on December 1, 1981
Oath of office December 4, 1981
Served as Chief Judge from 1993 to 2000

On Judge Posner (3 frank interviews)
http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2014/12/the-man-behind-the-robes-a-qa-with-richard-posner.html

Posner on rape
http://barbwire.com/2014/09/13/federal-judge-envisions-rape-license-right-rape/

Posner was confirmed by a Republican-led Senate...in 5 minutes.

I'm just rhetorically stating that 5 minutes might not have been long enough... /s

28 U.S. Code § 453 - Oaths of justices and judges

Each justice or judge of the United States shall take the following oath or affirmation before performing the duties of his office:

“I, XXX XXX, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as XXX under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.”

Personally, I think that oath needs a bit of rewriting...

[Vendome]

Crack pot.

His view is more than 20p years late to save King George from embarrassment and defeat.

[headstamp 2]

“Privacy interests should really have very little weight when you’re talking about national security,” he said....”

Especially today when EVERTHING comes under the heading of national security.

This judge is a lunatic Stalinist.

[Durus]

"I think privacy is actually overvalued," Judge Richard Posner, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

I think our judiciary and their plainly unconstitutional ramblings are overvalued.

[Jack Hammer]

Judge Richard Posner - an imbecile and an Orwellian nightmare.