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Released: June 10, 2013
A majority of Americans 56% say the National Security Agencys (NSA) program tracking the telephone records of millions of Americans is an acceptable way for the government to investigate terrorism, though a substantial minority 41% say it is unacceptable. And while the public is more evenly divided over the governments monitoring of email and other online activities to prevent possible terrorism, these views are largely unchanged since 2002, shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center and The Washington Post, conducted June 6-9 among 1,004 adults, finds no indications that last weeks revelations of the governments collection of phone records and internet data have altered fundamental public views about the tradeoff between investigating possible terrorism and protecting personal privacy.
6-10-13 #2Currently 62% say it is more important for the federal government to investigate possible terrorist threats, even if that intrudes on personal privacy. Just 34% say it is more important for the government not to intrude on personal privacy, even if that limits its ability to investigate possible terrorist threats
Read more @ http://www.people-press.org/2013/06/10/majority-views-nsa-phone-tracking-as-acceptable-anti-terror-tactic/
kenny blankenship
(15,689 posts)instead of putting them up for a vote in a plebiscite, eh?
frylock
(34,825 posts)Dr Fate
(32,189 posts)Nt
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)The anti-Consitutionalists are claiming BOTH arguments now?!
Quelle surprise.
Dr Fate
(32,189 posts)Nt
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/benjaminfr136955.html#Ei5wZH3POxjYUJLb.99
libodem
(19,288 posts)woo me with science
(32,139 posts)http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57588748/most-disapprove-of-govt-phone-snooping-of-ordinary-americans/
This is an issue of Constitutionality, not something to be decided by polls. I wrote a whole OP about this despicable authoritarian propaganda tactic: trying to turn our fundamental Constitutional rights into a matter of debate.
Don't entertain this garbage.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022981567
hedda_foil
(16,376 posts)The media is on it and more spills out every day. People who aren't consumed by political news like we are hadn't gotten enough information to make an informed decision when this poll was taken.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)mick063
(2,424 posts)How did that work out for us?
There is a sizeable number of folks that would support dropping nukes over the entire Middle East region. I believe that because I hear such talk often amongst my right wing co workers.
A good 40% of Americans would love to see everything privatized.
How do you think those crazies in places like Kansas and Missouri get elected?