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Federal Judge Richard Posner Sees No Value in Studying “Outdated” Constitution

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1461 Views 14th amendment, 18th century, 21st century, 7th circuit court of appeals, Accountability, An email conversation about the news of the day, bill of rights, Civil rights, colloquium, common law, constitution, constitutional law, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, culture, David Strauss, eighteenth century guys, exercise in futility, Fourteenth Amendment, freedom, gives no fucks, History, Judge Richard Posner, Justice System, kelly patterson, Mediaite.com, men in robes, modern culture and technology, no value in studying the Constitution, old-timey ways, police, Police State, rights, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Slate.com, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Breakfast Table, Supreme Court Justices, Technology

According to Judge Richard Posner, of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the “eighteenth-century guys” responsible for writing the Constitution

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Peoria Settles Case Where Mayor Had Police Raid House Over Parody Twitter Account

September 5, 2015October 15, 2015 Kelly W. Patterson 1708 Views @peoriamayor, 1st amendment, Accountability, Ben Mathis-Lilley, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, Double Standard, first amendment, funny fake mayor account, gang of dopes, Harassment, IL, Illegal search/entry, Illinois, Johnathon Daniel, Justice System, kelly patterson, lawsuit, Mayor Jim Ardis, New York Times, no victim no crime, parody, Peoria, Peoria Journal Star, police, police accountability, police raid, Police State, rights, sex and drugs, Slate.com, Twitter

BREAKING: A lawsuit over the former @peoriamayor account has been settled for $125,000: http://t.co/cq6c2tFhvw pic.twitter.com/0mjXw3HJNx — Journal Star (@pjstar) September

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