[Jeff Higgins]

It really bothers me that the authorities can even request his phone under the authority of a warrant. In the old days, if police wanted to listen in on our telephone conversations, they had to seek a warrant to do so, and then it was only a "from then on" privilege. They had no right to demand one reveal their conversations that happened in private, before that warrant was issued. It's called The Fifth Amendment. We have no obligation to speak with the police. We are protected against "self incrimination" through our right to remain silent. I believe that right is abrogated, unlawfully, when they demand access to prior, private conversations. The mere fact that modern technology allows them that access is no reason to believe that our Constitution allows them that access.