Please vote this poll! About Customs opening private mail! 82% NO

[in_cog_ni_to]

Do you support allowing Customs and Border Protection to open private correspondence sent to U.S. citizens from abroad?

Do you support allowing Customs and Border Protection to open private correspondence sent to U.S. citizens from abroad? * 48660 responses


Yes, the government needs this authority to protect us from possible terrorist attacks.
18%

No, this is an unwarranted intrusion on personal privacy and constitutionally protected rights.
82%




http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10741549/

[babylonsister]

1. This is way too 'big brother"y for me.

But as usual, 18% of the populace don't apparently give a damn.
:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[CountAllVotes]

2. they are already doing it

Nothing new here ... move along now. :sarcasm:

Got a Xmas card from some relations overseas and the envelope had been opened. :(

What can we do? This is already going on quite obviously! :grr: :grr:

Makes me mad! :grr:

:kick:

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. I know it is. Some man alerted the media because he had received

some mail with the envelope opened and RESEALED with a "Homeland Security" sticker on it!!!!:grr: THIS IS WAAAAAAAAAAY out of bounds!

[CountAllVotes]

5. No sticker on the envelope I got!

Voted anyway ... :grr: :grr: :argh:

Do you support allowing Customs and Border Protection to open private correspondence sent to U.S. citizens from abroad? * 49193 responses


Yes, the government needs this authority to protect us from possible terrorist attacks.
18%

No, this is an unwarranted intrusion on personal privacy and constitutionally protected rights.
82%


:kick:

[DesertRat]

3. Done n/t