[Clint Williams]

America. A great idea, didn't last.

[Nitehawk0325]

For once, I agree with ACLU and that scares me.

[apillar]

Military grade encryption...I wonder if there's an app for that?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I'd be all for this if we had reciprocal rights to slurp the phones of cops and elected officials.

But that would be an invasion of privacy.

[ronnyquest]

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

To quote a St. Louis cop during a traffic stop wherein he and his partner violated the driver's and passenger's civil liberties, "There ain't no Constitution here."

[DLfromthedesert]

Hey, it you did nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide. /snark

[Popman]

Don't live in Michigan, but if I did, I guess they would be taking me to jail before I voluntarily give up my cellphone.

Lots of sensitive business info in there as well as personal info they don't need to see.

After they did, they would have one hell of a lawsuit to fight

[ronnyquest]

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

To quote a St. Louis cop during a traffic stop wherein he and his partner violated the driver's and passenger's civil liberties, "There ain't no Constitution here."

[onevoter]

Instituted during Jennifer Granholm’s reign I would imagine. Funny how Dems scream the loudest about rights to privacy and then turn around and are the worst offenders.

[DariusBane]

If you have nothing to hide what are you afraid of? /S

Weekly i get into arguments here on FR with Conservatives defending traffic checkpoints and saturation patrol’s, and welcoming increased Police surveillance and red light cameras. If you wonder why The Police State growing its because society demands it. If conservatives here on FR will defend this stuff, then you know we are screwed. My guess is that few will defend this particular brand of Statism but many don’t really think its a bad idea.

So we are screwed. The sheeple have lit the fire, to heat the water to boil themselves in. It is a Republic after all.

[Pollster1]

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

I don't see any "wiggle room" here. It's reasonable to search during an arrest for weapons, but there is no excuse to search a cell phone, the modern equivalent of our "papers". None. It's time to return to the rule of law, hopefully peacefully, but it's not clear that the thugs in power are interested in returning to their proper role.

[Loyal Sedition]

Just more confirmation I was right when I decided I will never have a cell phone.

Saves me money and protects my privacy, WIN!

[SkyDancer]

Carry a fake cell phone with names and information about current Democrats and what places they went (loads of room there for fun). Store phone numbers of the capitol and some high power representatives. Lots of room for creativity.

[for-q-clinton]

tech ping

[for-q-clinton]

tech ping

[CodeToad]

Seem federal wiretapping laws could come into play here, not to mention that pesky constitution.

[CodeToad]

This is another reminder that when people say cops wouldn’t follow orders such as to confiscate firearms because they are honest patriotic Americans, well they sure as Hell would. Cops couldn’t give a rat’s ass about the Constitution when they do such things such as this. Why in God’s name would they even want to do something like this much less believe it to be constitutional??

[Recovering_Democrat]

Hussein’s America: missing on the 4th amendment every chance he gets.

[Defiant]

I guess we have to make phones that self destruct.

[Chickensoup]

No it didn't last and most don't even know it is gone.

We live in a totalitarian fascist regime run by bureaucracies.

And it will get worse..

[Ronin]

Phones need a four digit WIPE ALL code.

Unless they grab it and jam it directly into the machine, any cop is probably going to ask for the PIN first. Give them one and then grin as they brick it.