MSNBC Live Vote: U.S. phone database OK?

[sabra]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12738454/

Is a government database containing a record, but not the contents, of every call within the United States justifiable?

* 10726 responses

Yes, given the threat of terrorism it is appropriate.
16%

No, it's an intrusion on our right to privacy.
84%

[Coexist]

1. No - 84%

[Rose Siding]

2. done!

[Chimichurri]

3. no - 84% 10851 votes

[mod mom]

4. still only 84% NO

[ShortnFiery]

13. done with - 84% NO

[mod mom]

28. doesn't it seem weird that a change in 7,000 votes and still 84%? Perhaps

Diebold is tabulating the vote.

[Kadie]

5. done n/t

[quiet.american]

6. And how do we know they're not recording contents of every call.

First, they lied and said no American citizens were being wiretapped.
Then they said only a few citizens with ties to Al-Queda were being wiretapped.
Then, the whole thing became the propagandistic "terrorist surveillance program."
Now, they say no contents have been recorded.
How long before it's exposed that they're lying about this, too? I give it two days.

[MissWaverly]

12. how do we know they are not stored until convenient

then they are pulled out when needed and used, how many times have we seen private comments
made on blackberries or anonymous postings on the internet turn into something that someone
was penalized for.

[partylessinOhio]

17. We should DEMAND that all the data be destroyed TODAY!

Never mind arguments over the legalities and such, destroy the data, then go after the lawbreakers and spies that are destroying American privacy and making this a police terrorist state.

[Neoma]

7. Done.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

8. K & R.

[LSK]

9. done 84%

[puerco-bellies]

10. Same 84% 11,000+ votes eom

[Radio_Guy]

11. Of course it is an invasion of privacy

The government has no business finding out who I talked to on the phone. I don't care if I talk to family, clients, my congressman, or bin Laden himself, it is not George Bushes business as long as I do not break any laws because I am an American citizen.

[partylessinOhio]

14. * 11547 responses 84% NO 12:37PM

[alfredo]

15. Domestic spying is against the NSA's charter

The last time they did something like this was the Cointel spying on dissidents.

[guinivere]

16. done

Still at 84% and 16%.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

18. There was a similar response a few weeks ago on an Impeachment

poll. So what good does this do us????

Done!

[The_Casual_Observer]

19. "given the threat of terrorism" - "Given"?

The only threat I see is that of jr continuing on as the decider of what's right and wrong.

[Bozita]

20. 84% - 12487 responese

Is a government database containing a record, but not the contents, of every call within the United States justifiable?   * 12487 responses
Yes, given the threat of terrorism it is appropriate.
16%
No, it's an intrusion on our right to privacy.
84%

[Broken_Hero]

21. done

I did this one earlier, when i was having trouble getting into DU, not to many people are happy about this...W must go down...

[Brazenly Liberal]

22. Content or not, it's none of their damned business who I call

Whatever happened to the GOP that believed in small government? Now all we've got is a GOP that believes in small-minded government.

Ratbastard mooks in the WH are undoubtedly working feverishly to screw us without a kiss as much as they can by November, cuz they know the party's over then.

[bleever]

23. done.

[ShortnFiery]

25. Still! 84% with 16,912 voting ...

[understandinglife]

24. 16668 votes; 85 % NO

Never Forget: George W. Bush willfully violated National Security to cover-up his willful launch of a war of aggression and illegal occupation of Iraq.

[ShortnFiery]

26. Update: Still 84% with 17120 responses

[BrightKnight]

27. done - n/t

[Iowa]

29. Done - No change in the numbers - still 84% no - 16% yes.

[TBreeze]

30. done n/t

[SnowGoose]

31. Kicked & Recommended

Let's get this up near the top of the 'greatest'.

[OhioChick]

32. No...... 84% n/t

[me b zola]

33. done

[Supersedeas]

34. done 85 atm

[stepnw1f]

35. 85% Say NO (nt)

[Seabiscuit]

36. Still 85% No.

Who the fuck are these 15% ignorant fucker sob's?

[wryter2000]

37. K&R n/t

n/t

[katinmn]

38. done.

[Melissa G]

39. 85% no effing way....n/t

[Guaranteed]

40. If the last third is backwash, what's the last sixth? nt

[Buns_of_Fire]

41. Backwash with crumbs? (n/t)

[SupplyConcerns]

42. So 16% is the real floor for Bush's ratings

About 16% would swallow anything in the name of the War on Terror.

[LibertyorDeath]

43. 85% No

Is a government database containing a record, but not the contents, of every call within the United States justifiable? * 54207 responses
Yes, given the threat of terrorism it is appropriate.
15%
No, it's an intrusion on our right to privacy.
85%

[Vidar]

44. done

[crickets]

45. Done

54559 responses

85% No.