DU This CNN Poll: Extension of Portions of the Patriot Act

For how long would you like to see the controversial sections of the Patriot Act extended?

Current Results

Four years 10% 10547 votes
Ten years 4% 3823 votes
Made permanent 18% 19039 votes
Scrapped now 68% 69659 votes

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/16/patriot.provisions.ap/index.html

For how long would you like to see the controversial sections of the Patriot Act extended?

Four years 10% 10547 votes

Ten years 4% 3823 votes

Made permanent 18% 19039 votes

Scrapped now 68% 69659 votes
Total: 103068 votes

:rofl: :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

That's sad....:cry:

For how long would you like to see the controversial sections of the Patriot Act extended?

Four years 10% 10559 votes

Ten years 4% 3825 votes

Made permanent 18% 19049 votes

Scrapped now 68% 69767 votes
Total: 103200 votes

vote didn't count and I voted "Scapped now" and it shows 69,767. REALLY!

I think the numbers are updated every fifteen minutes or something. Don't worry; your vote's probably getting counted!

;)

no matter what, around 33% of the people will always vote for something asinine..

sell yr soul to shrubby? 33% will - and do so gladly!


:freak: :silly:

For how long would you like to see the controversial sections of the Patriot Act extended?

Four years 10% 10559 votes

Ten years 4% 3825 votes

Made permanent 18% 19049 votes

Scrapped now 68% 69767 votes
Total: 103200 votes

For how long would you like to see the controversial sections of the Patriot Act extended?

Four years 10% 10559 votes

Ten years 4% 3825 votes

Made permanent 18% 19049 votes

Scrapped now 68% 69767 votes
Total: 103200 votes

For how long would you like to see the controversial sections of the Patriot Act extended?

Four years 10% 10559 votes

Ten years 4% 3825 votes

Made permanent 18% 19049 votes

Scrapped now 68% 69767 votes
Total: 103200 votes

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Great links on that article.

. . . do these polls make a difference?

Online polls are obviously unscientific, and therefore the results are not considered to be valid or reliable.
Validity roughly means that you're measuring what you think you're measuring. Reliability means that you get the same results each time you ask the same questions, so tomorrow's results shouldn't be widely different from today's.

On the positive side...the results of online polls are available for public viewing. So they provide at least some instant feedback about what the public is thinking on a subject to both the organization that posted the poll and to the other viewers who might like some confirmation that their opinion is part of the majority.

On the negative side...these polls are highly subject to freeping (and DUing for that matter, which we do to counteract the freeping ;)), AND they can be virtually useless when poorly worded (which happens all too frequently).