US Court of Appeals: Constitution Is Dead, Judges Should Not Study It

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US court of appeals judge says the constitution is dead and recommends that judges in the US stop studying it

A US Court of Appeals judge has declared that the Constitution of the United States is effectively “dead”, urging other judges to stop studying it. 

7th Circuit Judge Richard Posner told Slate that he sees zero value in studying the outdated document.

Mediaite.com reports:

“I see absolutely no value to a judge of spending decades, years, months, weeks, day, hours, minutes, or seconds studying the Constitution, the history of its enactment, its amendments, and its implementation,” Posner argued.

“Eighteenth-century guys, however smart, could not foresee the culture, technology, etc., of the 21st century,” he continued.

“Which means that the original Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the post–Civil War amendments (including the 14th), do not speak to today.”

Posner, an influential jurist who has served as a federal judge for thirty-five years, has previously voiced his disregard for the Constitution.

“I’m not particularly interested in the 18th Century, nor am I particularly interested in the text of the Constitution. I don’t believe that any document drafted in the 18th century can guide our behavior today,” he said during a 2015 colloquium.

25 Comments

  1. What do you expect from a stupid moron, not just a moron. It is the spirit, the morality, the truth and righteous justice that prevail time on and on, and are always in strong demand by a society based on truth, justice and morality from a Godly basis. What this man is really saying is to do away with the Holy Scriptures, God and therefore all goodness; he is therefore a Luminary of the dark and a Satanist Devil worshiper by definition. What he is saying is so despicable; how can one individual or nation forget its foundation, its history, its legacy to its children, and the reason and basis for its origins and its existence? One cannot if he is to survive, as forgetting the past destroys the future. 50 years ago this man would have been locked up and given the death penalty.

  2. What do you expect from a stupid moron, not just a moron. It is the spirit, the morality, the truth and righteous justice that prevail time on and on, and are always in strong demand by a society based on truth, justice and morality from a Godly basis. What this man is really saying is to do away with the Holy Scriptures, God and therefore all goodness; he is therefore a Luminary of the dark and a Satanist Devil worshiper by definition. What he is saying is so despicable; how can one individual or nation forget its foundation, its history, its legacy to its children, and the reason and basis for its origins and its existence? One cannot if he is to survive, as forgetting the past destroys the future. 50 years ago this man would have been locked up and given the death penalty.

  3. Yet this prick had to swear an oath to the constitution in order to be where he his today! Should be disbarred. Remove his licence.

  4. What a complete piece of elitist crap… this guy is a domestic terrorist and should be thrown into a Guantanamo.prison cell.

  5. What a complete piece of elitist crap… this guy is a domestic terrorist and should be thrown into a Guantanamo.prison cell.

  6. What a POS! The really disturbing fact is that there are many who feel that the constitution is now irrelevant. To them we say, get the F..k out of our country and go live somewhere more in line with your ignorance.

  7. What a POS! The really disturbing fact is that there are many who feel that the constitution is now irrelevant. To them we say, get the F..k out of our country and go live somewhere more in line with your ignorance.

  8. “Luminary of the dark”, he is, but it is refreshing to hear his honesty of thought. The powerful elite walk all over the constitution. What is reasonable search and seizure? What is free speech? Where is the freedom from slavery? What is freedom of the press, when it is in the hands of the few? How’s due process working for us?

  9. “Luminary of the dark”, he is, but it is refreshing to hear his honesty of thought. The powerful elite walk all over the constitution. What is reasonable search and seizure? What is free speech? Where is the freedom from slavery? What is freedom of the press, when it is in the hands of the few? How’s due process working for us?

  10. So, FUCK YOU, Richard Posner! Not only should you be disbarred, but YOU should be hung for TREASON, you fucking ass-bitch!!
    If we were face to face, I would slap the fuck right out of you! All, I can hope is that God sends you to hell very soon, and frankly, I really hope that trip is very painful.

  11. He is a judge of the law, and the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Whether he likes it or not, he is sworn to uphold it.

  12. Wow!  Clearly our judiciary needs to be purged of these idiots, and full adherence to the Constitution returned to it’s place as the Law of the Land.  Disgusted by this!

  13. After 8 years of Obama breaking any law he wants to, it ain’t a surprise to see that some are wanting to give up on our constitution. Besides if the constitution is gone then the democrats can stay in office and do what ever they want without fear of justice.

  14. He better pray we still have a constitution and bill of rights because when they do throw it out then we will be required to start a new gov’t who does follow their oath to our constitution and bill of rights.

  15. Same thing could be said about the Ten Commandments. Does he believe they are outdated and should be ignored? 
    Same thing could be said about him – old white guy whose past rulings should be ignored. In fact he should be completely ignored.

  16. The U S Constitution is the supreme law of the land. This judge was sworn in to preserve and protect the Constitution, if he feels he can not do that then he should be removed from office and disbarred from legal practice. Article VII states 
          “The ratification of the convention of 9 states, shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the states so ratifying the same.
            Done in convention by unanimous consent of the states present the seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth. In witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names, ………..

  17. This man is anti american. The constitution of America is a document of pure genius and sets a sllid foundation in righteousness. There are Christian values in the constitution these idiots are godless people their souless existence can not comprehend the basics that our constitution provides I’m elements of speech, press, protection of self-property-goverment, travel, tyranny, equality. These are all fundamental basics to build a rock solid country upon. 

    This communist idiot needs to be disbarred for life.  He obviously does not have the American Citizen intrests when judgment but his own crippled contorted vile and evil unjust ideals of what “he” believes not what WE THE PEOPLE believe.  

    Some one should run over this som bitch with a car so he can feel his death approach him

  18. If he believes the US Constitution is dead or worthless then he should be locked up or hung because that makes the Bill of Rights dead also. No protection for free speech! Who was stupid enough to appoint this ass?

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