DU this Poll - Should The U.S. be allowed to open private mail?

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

story link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10740935/

WASHINGTON - In the 50 years that Grant Goodman has known and corresponded with a colleague in the Philippines he never had any reason to suspect that their friendship was anything but spectacularly ordinary.

But now he believes that the relationship has somehow sparked the interest of the Department of Homeland Security and led the agency to place him under surveillance.

Last month Goodman, an 81-year-old retired University of Kansas history professor, received a letter from his friend in the Philippines that had been opened and resealed with a strip of dark green tape bearing the words “by Border Protection” and carrying the official Homeland Security seal.

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

[countingbluecars]

1. Done. n/t

[liberal N proud]

2. The percentage of idiots who support the stupidity is going down

It has been 19 - 25% of idiots think that spying on Americans and violating civil liberties is OK, Now only 17%

More erosion of bu$h's base.

[Jim Sagle]

3. 83% no!

[Pam-Moby]

4. Done

Do you support allowing Customs and Border Protection to open private correspondence sent to U.S. citizens from abroad? * 51764 responses


Yes, the government needs this authority to protect us from possible terrorist attacks.
17%

No, this is an unwarranted intrusion on personal privacy and constitutionally protected rights.
83%

[Left Is Write]

5. Done.

That ANYONE would be in favor of this is mind-boggling.

[MercutioATC]

6. With or without a warrant?

WITH a warrant, it's just another method of investigation (like a search warrant) and I don's see a problem.

WITHOUT? Absolutely not.

[Immad2]

7. done

Do you support allowing Customs and Border Protection to open private correspondence sent to U.S. citizens from abroad? * 51775 responses

Yes, the government needs this authority to protect us from possible terrorist attacks.
17%

No, this is an unwarranted intrusion on personal privacy and constitutionally protected rights.
83%

[peacebird]

8. done. 83% still

[I Have A Dream]

9. Done. n/t

[Vidar]

10. done 83 no

[benddem]

11. guess the morans

who voted the govt. should have the right...have nothing to hide. snark. They'd be the first to start screaming if someone opened their mail.

[Joey Liberal]

12. Done! n.t

[spindrifter]

13. Done.

[newyawker99]

14. Done. n/t

[Laelth]

15. Done.

:kick:

-Laelth