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Bob Geiger

(540 posts)
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 01:41 PM Feb 2017

Wyden Demands Answers on Questionable Phone Searches at Border

Oh, boy. It's getting even worse, even sooner than we expected. What would you do if, upon coming back into the country, a border agent demanded the password to your phone and your social media accounts so they could investigate you further?

It's starting to happen already. Read on and, if you find it worthy, please pass along this link.

http://boldpolitics.com/2017/02/wyden-demands-answers-on-questionable-cell-phone-searches-at-border/

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Wyden Demands Answers on Questionable Phone Searches at Border (Original Post) Bob Geiger Feb 2017 OP
Maybe Bill Maher will talk about this, this is an actual infringement of "free speech". JHan Feb 2017 #1
Proud of my senator! classof56 Feb 2017 #2
You should do that! Bob Geiger Feb 2017 #3

classof56

(5,376 posts)
2. Proud of my senator!
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 03:12 PM
Feb 2017

Will drop him a note thanking him for stepping up to the plate on this one. Good job, Ron!

Bob Geiger

(540 posts)
3. You should do that!
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 07:47 PM
Feb 2017

You should very much do that... Senator Wyden is one of the good ones and will be even more important with Trump in office.

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