CNN Poll: Should the gov. been given authority to spy on us? going on now

Should the government have been given the authority to spy on Americans?

70% no

http://www.cnn.com/

30% asspuppets

Would you vote the same way if it was President Hillary Clinton?

I don't care what party is in power, I don't want them taking away our rights.

:banghead:

Why isn't this 90+ percent no?

Muslims. That's why they're okay with it, because he's not coming after them.

Little do they know ...

wouldn't that make them dummies?

This would be more politically correct, "Now that the government has been caught spying on American citizens, should they be allowed to continue?"

I hate the MSM. Traitors one and all.

of the United States be allowed to secretly authorize spying on American citizens?"

And why is CNN's top story about the WTO riots? While that's important, it's certainly not the top story of the day, since Bush has come out and announced that he intends to continue to defy the Constitution.

Of course it's after the 911 attacks. It's also after the Hindenberg crash and the disappearance of Amelia Earheart.

nt

Uniformed idiots?
Bush and his administration?
The stupid pieces of shit Bushbots who don't have a fucking clue what the US Constitution stands for?
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

:grr:

He moved in about 6-7 years ago. He's younger than me and never works, so I suspect he and his family are living off a trust fund of some kind. Always home--at first I thought he had a home business, but he never seems to be inside the house for any length of time. Two years ago, I was off work for 5 weeks due to an emergency illness and observed this guy. He was always tinkering around outside his house--mowing his yard at 1pm on a Tuesday, "dusting" his car (yeah, he has a "car duster") at 2pm on a Wednesday, watching his young kids play in the yard on a Thursday morning, watering his grass on Friday afternoon, etc. etc. Had a "Bush/Cheney" sign in his yard last year. But I'm almost certain he's a "if you've got nothing to hide, then you've got nothing to fear" kind of guy.

These are the people who trust that the government will only spy on suspected terrorists (them brown people) or anti-war 'traitors'. Not them.

Idiots.

There is NO ONE in authority who can give that right to anyone.
Even the President is prevented by law. Where the hell is the idea of check and balances. The Supreme Court and/or Congress can call the Pres out of bound and whup his ass.
WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY?

:thumbsdown:

Yes 30% 52038 votes

No 70% 121265 votes


Are they nuts? Have they no freaking clue that any government anywhere will be corrupt if given the chance. Government gets so big and then they run right over the people.

Big government/big corporations --- they will work toward total power if they are free from restraint to do so.

unfazed by any revelation.

30% core fanatics.

Thirty percenters, are the core Bush supporters.

They will support him no matter what he does. They believe he is sent by God to save the world. They also include the racists and the selfish faux rich.

This group managed to elect him twice by means we all know about.

We let this group take over the nation and now it's payback time.

I have no problem calling those 30%er's on what they have done to this nation and the world. it is time for moderates to stop going along with them. I don't know who I amore upset at the apathetic moderates or the 30%ers...

They have illusions that an US administration cannot become corrupt.

They do not understand history, psychology, sociology, or philosophy. They are the intellectually incurious, the eternally ignorant. They are idealistic and ideological. They believe in their beliefs without qualification.

They are the 30% that pull the national average level of education down to 9th grade.

It is the military. The military has been allowed to spy on us unfettered by the Constitution. And I am stunned at the arrogance of his speech. Who does he think he is?

I tried, but lately I've been getting a lot of this-The requested object does not exist on this server. The link you followed is either outdated, inaccurate, or the server has been instructed not to let you have it.- when attempting to cast a vote in various CNN polls. I was hoping someone out there might know what it means. Is it something with my connection older Dell unfortunately Windows ME; Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 browser.
Thanks I will check back

Just type it into your browser. :hi:

Tried that, and I keep a copy of IE on my machine just in case something doesn't like Firefox. Tried direct route to CNN homepage through both browsers and got the same thing except when I get an info box tells me document contains no data. I'll keep trying. This ought to be hugh, except I'm afraid the morans will just tune it out. There is a war on on christmas don't you know.So this is small potatoes.

My, that is almost like 7 out of ten Americans! (a joke)

You think people in congress will notice?
Do you think that MSM will even report it and take notice?
How many times have we seen great poll results on CNN only to see them replace it without comment with some stupid dog trick photo poll?

i just tried to vote it..first the little circles you click on were there then they disappeared..so i could not vote it...guess cnn shut it down...they obviously didn't like the results!!

cnn nyt time, all of them shit in the same * potty ...

they gag me..

fly

‘‘They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."

Now I don't think he said this because it was some fantasy in a vacuum. I think he said it because he saw that we always have about 30% of the population who will sell out the whole dream due to their pathetic fear, ignorance, and arrogance.

The fools voting yes on this poll have always been with us. It is our eternal struggle to never ever let them win.

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form6.html?1

Please email these @ssholes and ask them to correct their poll question.

NOBODY has given the Federal goverment the authority to spy on American citizens, before OR after 9/11

:nuke:

Should the government have been given the authority to spy on Americans without warrants after the 9/11attacks?

Yes 30% 53895 votes

No 70% 125939 votes
Total: 179834 votes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10491945/



Was President Bush right to authorize NSA eavesdropping on Americans? * 76373 responses


Yes; it was essential for national security 25%

No; it's unconstitutional 70%

I'm not sure 4%

I don't care 1%

Even though they have the legal right to vote, they don't deserve to vote.

odds are that they DON'T vote. :)

Time 1:18pm EST




Give Mommy a Kiss....."

:grr:

that Bush had the authority to give the government (specifically the NSA) authority to spy on US citizens. Nowhere in the constitution is such authority given to the executive.

Specifically:

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

If they want to give the President the right to violate the Constitution, they have to amend it, and get the amendment to pass in both houses of Congress and 2/3 of the state legislatures.

OMFG!!!

I'm sorry about the screaming, but if that number got to 50%, there'd be death and destruction everywhere in the country. We are SO fucked. Idiot red-neck morons should have thier citizenship revoked :(

Screaming is not only allowed as the awareness creeps in, but recommended.

that's the only way I can explain the 30%. Once it is clear I think it will change.

Of course - maybe the poll is just getting freeped.

next thing you know, the msm will come out and say that this 30% is the "majority" that gives its undying loyalty and support to GWB and his fascist cronies. Y'know, like the 25% "majority" who elected him.

Should the government have been given the authority to spy on Americans without warrants after the 9/11attacks?

Yes 30% 58199 votes

No 70% 135115 votes

Yes, we need to know - 70% 10532 votes

No, security needs secrecy - 30% 4524 votes
Total: 15056 votes

Was the New York Times right to publish details of a secret program that allows spies to eavesdrop on Americans without a warrant?

Yes: 69%
No: 31%

So ~30% still want to shred the Constitution and their civil rights.