should the president be allowed to authorize - Poll

[Ptah]

http://www.afro.com/

In an effort to thwart terrorist activities,
should the president be allowed to authorize
spying on American citizens without informing the courts?



11:43, MST

yes
84 (69.42%)


no
37 (30.58%)

[Caoimhe]

1. Done and this needs serious help

There is a bunch of no-nothing idiots posting about "well CLINTON DID IT!!!"

Come on guys, let's DU this poll into oblivion. And leave a nice note debunking their idiotic claims while you are at it!

[SharonRB]

2. This has been freeped big time.

Come on, DUers -- do your stuff.

[wakeme2008]

3. done and kicked

:)

[Rainscents]

4. Done! Anything to help!

[ticapnews]

5. Be sure to submit comments

If you ain't doing nothing wrong you ain't got nothin to be fraid of -- FRed Reeper, Cou Rouge, Louisiana (It gets better if you know French) ;)

In an effort to thwart terrorist activities, should the president be allowed to authorize spying on American citizens without informing the courts?
yes 86 (50.29%)
no 85 (49.71%)

[Historic NY]

6. its running neck & neck

[xchrom]

7. reading the freeper replies is fascinating.

they still cite the lie that clinton and carter did it -- one wants to wire the naacp{i guess we can all fill in the blanks on that one}
otherwise lots of you don't have anything to ''fear'' from bush, yada yada yada.

[Poiuyt]

8. Done

yes 86 (48.59%)
no 91 (51.41%)

177 votes

[spindrifter]

9. done.

[BR_Parkway]

10. Wow - actual calls for a dictatorship - the cult has gotten way out of

hand:


The president shouldn't have to worry about following any laws. He IS the law. Let's declare Congress absolete and be done with it! G.M. Tarkin, Coruscant, Alabama

[Pam-Moby]

11. Done

In an effort to thwart terrorist activities, should the president be allowed to authorize spying on American citizens without informing the courts?
yes 91 (43.33%)
no 119 (56.67%)

Total Replies : 207

[Fla Dem]

12. 58% NO to 41% Yes as of 2:24pm. n/t

[ticapnews]

13. "Screw you DU" Looks like someone is watching us

Hi Agent Mike! :hi:

240 votes, 60% No

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Well The Cowards Are Now Down To 40%

One has to be a frightened little lamb to show so much cowardice as to think the gov't should spy on its own citizens just so we can be safe. I not only disagree with them doing it on principle, i'm not cowardly enough to require it.
The Professor

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

14. Done

Now 86% say no. Liked being able to write my reasons for voting no, too.

[IA_Seth]

16. Lol...that'll teach em. n/t

[LibinMo]

17. only 246 votes

yes 96 (39.02%)
no 150 (60.98%)

[Ptah]

18. Update

11:43am, MST

yes 84 (69.42%)

no 37 (30.58%)


5:15pm, MST

yes 99 (37.22%)
no 167 (62.78%)


Quite a turn around.


:thumbsup:

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. Can't see the result after I voted

[Ptah]

20. There's a link under the vote button that opens a pop up

Hope that helps

:thumbsup:



edit to add image

[GreenPartyVoter]

21. Thanks! Saw a comment in the box that said "Screw You DU" so I guess

we have a troll hanging around here tonight. ;)

[helderheid]

22. done K & R

In an effort to thwart terrorist activities, should the president be allowed to authorize spying on American citizens without informing the courts?
yes 100 (36.50%)
no 174 (63.50%)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. Done...K & R......

[Ptah]

24. Thank you, Peggy.

It reminds me of junior high school. A quiz question;

How many branches of gov't do we have?

a. three

2. 3

III. triangle sides?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. You're welcome!

:hug:

[Ptah]

26. I am dumbfounded that so many or our country(wo)men

Aare this ignorant about the three branches of
our government.


In an effort to thwart terrorist activities,
should the president be allowed to authorize
spying on American citizens without informing the courts?


yes 101 (33.89%)
no 197 (66.11%)