[NRx]

I can’t believe I am about to write this... but the liberals are right and the conservative justices are wrong. In the modern world it is extremely difficult, for some near impossible, to function w/o the use of some technology which could leave you open to surveillance. This did not exist in the 18th century. Extending the protections of the 4th amendment to cover the realities of the modern world does not strike me as an abuse of judicial power.

I cannot believe that the Founding Fathers would have supported the ability of the state to spy on private citizens by such means sans a warrant.

[Alberta's Child]

When you look at this decision closely you'll understand how untenable and illogical it may be in the long run.

The Supreme Court is saying that law enforcement officers need a warrant to get access to your phone records from your phone carrier ...

... and yet your phone carrier is free to sell your phone records to anyone and everyone if they want to.

Does this even make any sense at all?

[zeugma]

I cannot believe that the Founding Fathers would have supported the ability of the state to spy on private citizens by such means sans a warrant.

It's even worse than that. Because the idiot phone companies hold on to the data for so long, the government can put a retroactive tail on you for the past year. One case brought up during oral arguments had had exactly that done to him, without a freaking warrant.

You're right. The "conservatives" were wrong on this issue. Big time. It is unfortunate that so-called conservatives are so enthusiastic about the expansion of the police state.