Posted on 03/12/2015 8:56:40 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans' confidence in all three branches of government is at or near record lows, according to a major survey that has measured attitudes on the subject for 40 years.
The 2014 General Social Survey finds only 23 percent of Americans have a great deal of confidence in the Supreme Court, 11 percent in the executive branch and 5 percent in Congress. By contrast, half have a great deal of confidence in the military.
The survey is conducted by the independent research organization NORC at the University of Chicago. Because of its long-running and comprehensive set of questions about the public, it is a highly regarded source of data about social trends. Data from the 2014 survey was released last week, and an analysis of its findings on confidence in institutions was conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the General Social Survey.
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WH - 11%
CONgre$$ - 5,%
US Military - 50%
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The resiliency of the always under-attack herd and rule of law by decree leaves its mark at the polls.
2016 .. Time to re-claim the Republic from the pretenders/practitioners of Politik&HighCrimes.
They all complain about government and yet their solution to every issue is more government.
The secret Muslim says “mission accomplished!”.
What the serfs mean is that government isn’t doing enough for them. They want more, and they want it now.
But 50% say obama is doing well in other surveys?
Not really, rather the opposite, “leave us alone!”
“If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.”
-Barack Hussein Obama
Both parties have prevented the enforcement of laws against illegal aliens and their employers.
The primary purpose of government is to ensure the safety of its citizens.
They are refusing to do that simple thing.
We must throw out all of the cheap labor importers.
We did our part in VA-7, ask Eric Cantor.
“The Obamacare website didn’t work when I logged on to get my free health care.”
That is the gist of their complaint.
One word: Obama.
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