FOX News Poll: Homeland Security and Wiretapping

[sabra]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,181462,00.html

FOX News Poll: Homeland Security and Wiretapping

NEW YORK — A majority of Americans think the president should have the power to authorize eavesdropping on domestic phone calls with suspected terrorists without getting a warrant, though many say they are concerned government efforts to track terrorists are harming civil liberties.

Last month, President George W. Bush acknowledged that after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks he approved a warrant-less domestic wiretapping program. A new FOX News poll finds that a majority of Americans believe the president should have the power to authorize such a program.

By 58 percent to 36 percent, Americans think the president should have the power to authorize the National Security Agency (NSA) to monitor electronic communications of suspected terrorists without getting warrants, even if one end of the communication is in the United States. Furthermore, six in 10 say they are personally okay with the NSA monitoring their international telephone calls.

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Despite majorities supporting the Patriot Act and domestic surveillance programs, many are concerned about the rights of Americans being damaged. The poll finds that almost six in 10 say they are "very" (29 percent) or "somewhat" (30 percent) concerned that government efforts to track terrorists are harming the civil liberties of American citizens.

[BR_Parkway]

1. The Prez does have the authority to wiretap without a warrant - he

just is legally required to go to court after the fact and explain why he did it.

[rodeodance]

2. asks nothing about how JR ignored/broke law. Still this is scary.

[joefree1]

3. Bwahahahahahaha

Shouldn't this type of news be in the lounge?

[joefree1]

7. Gee, other polls say different***

Poll: Spying needs approval
Most fault Bush on eavesdropping
Yet 56 percent of respondents in an AP-Ipsos poll said the government should be required to first get a court warrant to eavesdrop on the overseas calls and e-mail messages of U.S. citizens when those communications are believed to be tied to terrorism.
http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/386167.html

Bush's domestic spy plan looms as election issue
Polls show a sharp split among the public. A Washington Post-ABC News poll this week found 51 percent favored the domestic eavesdropping as a way to fight terrorism, while 47 percent did not. A Pew Research Center poll found 48 percent of respondents thought Bush's actions were generally right, and 47 percent thought they were generally wrong.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/12/AR2006011201304.html

Poll: Red, blue divide over domestic spying
By Dan Balz and Claudia Deane, Washington Post
Republicans offer far greater support for actions directly attributed to the Bush administration in the anti-terrorism campaign than do Democrats, who worry that the president will go too far and ignore civil liberties.
But the broad issue of protecting the country vs. preserving personal privacy splits each party's coalition, according to the poll. Some Democrats are willing to support tough anti-terrorism policies at the expense of personal privacy and some Republicans fear that individual rights may be compromised.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/news/ci_3391131

Imagine that, Faux News out of step with other news sources.

[primavera]

14. Another worthless finding from Faux's

journal of irreproducable results.

[LostinVA]

10. Or, do we have a Fairy Tale Forum???

[underpants]

4. Don't you want to be just like the everyone else?

You know the popular crowd says it's okay? Don't you want to be like them?

Okay now get on the back of this truck.........

[killbotfactory]

5. The right question to ask would be:

Do you think the president should have the ability to spy on any citizen he chooses without oversight?

[saigon68]

6. They are SHEEP

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[joefree1]

8. Notice my avatar.

Also see my posts above. Faux News is bogus.

[saigon68]

12. Nice Avatar

No disrespect to you whatsoever.

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. "...six in 10 say they are personally okay with the NSA monitoring their

international telephone calls."

Yeah. A typical representative of that sample is Joe Sixpack, of Bumfuck Idaho, who has never made an international call in his life. He's not worried.

[Orsino]

11. How many of them included their names, addresses and numbers...

...so they could be first on the list?

[Auntie Bush]

13. So who did they poll...all the FOX viewiers?

[Catrina]

17. Yes, and they should be worried. 4 of 10 freepers don't want Bush spying

on them. We're gaining ground. Even freepers are beginning to wake up!

This is a FOX poll and it's great news, they're not marching in lockstep anymore!

Two years ago that would have been 1 out of 10 freepers, and the 1% would have been kicked out of freeperville!

[KansDem]

15. I watched "OutFoxed" last night...

Before seeing it, I had my doubts about FoxNews. Now I don't: it is one huge smoldering cauldron of lies and misinformation. I don't believe a single thing that cames out of their mouths...

[joefree1]

16. You will obviously not be included in any new polls by Faux News

No worries, neither will I.