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sailingaway
04-28-2013, 11:20 PM
Finally.


According to a pair of recent polls, for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist hijackings, Americans are more fearful their government will abuse constitutional liberties than fail to keep its citizens safe.

Even in the wake of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing – in which a pair of Islamic radicals are accused of planting explosives that took the lives of 3 and wounded over 280 – the polls suggest Americans are hesitant to give up any further freedoms in exchange for increased “security.”

A Fox News survey polling a random national sample of 619 registered voters the day after the bombing found despite the tragic event, those interviewed responded very differently than following 9/11.

For the first time since a similar question was asked in May 2001, more Americans answered “no” to the question, “Would you be willing to give up some of your personal freedom in order to reduce the threat of terrorism?”

Of those surveyed on April 16, 2013, 45 percent answered no to the question, compared to 43 percent answering yes.

In May 2001, before 9/11, the balance was similar, with 40 percent answering no to 33 percent answering yes.

But following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the numbers flipped dramatically, to 71 percent agreeing to sacrifice personal freedom to reduce the threat of terrorism.

Subsequent polls asking the same question in 2002, 2005 and 2006 found Americans consistently willing to give up freedom in exchange for security. Yet the numbers were declining from 71 percent following 9/11 to only 54 percent by May 2006.

Now, it would seem, the famous quote widely attributed to Benjamin Franklin – “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety” – is holding more sway with Americans than it has in over a dozen years.

A similar poll sampling 588 adults, conducted on April 17 and 18 for the Washington Post, also discovered the change in attitude.

“Which worries you more,” the Post asked, “that the government will not go far enough to investigate terrorism because of concerns about constitutional rights, or that it will go too far in compromising constitutional rights in order to investigate terrorism?”

The poll found 48 percent of respondents worry the government will go too far, compared to 41 percent who worry it won’t go far enough.

And similar to the Fox News poll, the Post found the worry to be a fresh development, as only 44 percent worried the government would go too far in January 2006 and only 27 percent worried the government would go too far in January 2010.


Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/04/americans-fear-government-more-than-terror/#XkjU5TtL5xXLUfsQ.99




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtl2ZuJpG9M

And THUS the Trotskyites are out in full force smearing Ron's new Peace and Prosperity Institute (designed to push foreign policy and civil liberties issues.)

sailingaway
04-28-2013, 11:33 PM
The party breakdown of the question at the link is interesting too.

Christian Liberty
04-29-2013, 05:05 AM
If 47% of Republicans care about these issues, why do they keep voting GOP? (With exceptions for Rand, Lee, and a few guys in the House, of course.)

Independents need to be put in charge...

TruckinMike
04-29-2013, 06:18 AM
If 47% of Republicans care about these issues, why do they keep voting GOP?

Because they keep listening (and trusting) theses guys...

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1160/radiomafia2.jpg

...protecting "the establishment" ---> one listener (voter) at a time.

If the Radio Mafia changed their tune to actually protecting the Constitution instead of politicians this country would turn around on a dime. I believe they are THE reason the left is winning. No other group of media has the sway over conservative voters more than this group. --- It is THEY that keep the conservative masses voting like scared little lefties(children) that want DADDY to scare away the invisible boogie man.

TMike

The Gold Standard
04-29-2013, 12:24 PM
If Boston didn't change their minds, they will have to make sure the next one is much worse.

sailingaway
04-30-2013, 12:17 PM
bump