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AP-NORC Poll: Online surveillance is OK for most (barf alert)
Associated Press ^ | Dec 31, 2015 3:37 AM EST | Emily Swanson

Posted on 12/31/2015 12:51:58 AM PST by Olog-hai

A majority of Americans say they support warrantless government surveillance of the Internet communications of U.S. citizens, according to a new poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

It's at least somewhat important for the government to sacrifice freedoms to ensure safety, most say in the survey. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 4a; 4thamendment; fourthamendment; norc; obama; rop; warrantless; yeswescan

1 posted on 12/31/2015 12:51:58 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

A majority of Americans refuses to admit they were idiots to vote for Obama TWICE.


2 posted on 12/31/2015 1:00:51 AM PST by a fool in paradise (The goal of Socialism is Communism. Marx and Lenin were in agreement on this.)
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To: Olog-hai

It doesn’t matter what they think. It’s not mob rule. It’s a republic. A constitutional republic. Which we haven’t yet fully given away.

It is a fourth amendment issue.

If they would present a case that illustrates that surveillance like this has once or ever helped our safety. If they would stop all immigration until law and order in the immigration authority can be restored If they would show that they care about the American people even then,


3 posted on 12/31/2015 1:01:01 AM PST by stanne
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To: Olog-hai

“It’s at least somewhat important for the government to sacrifice freedoms to ensure safety,”

Said no one ever who fought in one way or another to preserve our freedoms.


4 posted on 12/31/2015 1:18:47 AM PST by Boomer
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To: Boomer

Slippery slope if ever there was one.


5 posted on 12/31/2015 3:02:48 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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