New Poll: Majority of Americans Disapprove of Bush’s Warrantless Wiretaps

[sweetm2475]

A little more than a week ago, the right-wingers heralded the results of a poll that they claimed showed a majority of Americans supporting Bush’s illegal warrantless wiretapping policy. Here’s what that poll found:

Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans believe the National Security Agency (NSA) should be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United States.

But there was a big problem with the poll question — it failed to say that President Bush was conducting the wiretapping without a warrant. Today, a new AP poll was released showing what Americans truly think of Bush’s policy:

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-mails of U.S. citizens when those communications are believed to be tied to terrorism.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/07/nsa-poll/

But how could that be?? Fox News said the Shrub can do WHATEVER he wants to protect us from the turrists??:shrug:

[savemefromdumbya]

1. GOOD!

at least there is intelligent lifeform out there

A majority of Americans want the Bush administration to get court approval before eavesdropping on people inside the United States, even if those calls might involve suspected terrorists, an AP-Ipsos poll shows.

[fooj]

2. Duh. Despite what they keep trying to spin out there...

There are a few decent Americans left. :patriot:

Peace.

[still_one]

3. sorry but that doesn't make me feel much better

ONLY 56%!!!

That is pathetic

That means 44% either think it is O.K. or too stupid to understand the question, and answer undecided

[NewJeffCT]

4. to be honest, I'm surprised it was that high

I figured it would be 44% didn't like the idea...

Most people will think it only applies to those brown-skinned A-rab types and will also think, "hey, i didn't do anything wrong, so why worry?:"

[still_one]

5. wow, you are even more cynical than I am

[AtomicKitten]

6. This looks familiar.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2355105

[snowbear]

7. SCREW Rasmussen Polls !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Following Scott "ReTHUG for Life" Rasmussen's polls is as bad as getting your news from FAUX news!!!

Asshole Rasmussen ------->

Shame on "Think Progress" for quoting an ASSmussen poll!