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how much freedom will you give up

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After 9/11, there has been alot of debate about how much of our civil liberties should be given up in order to fight terrorism. I am interested in how people think about this and will try to make the questions as unbiased as possible.

Should the government be allowed to listen to the conversations of U.S. citizens without a warrant

9% (1) 1)Yes
45% (5) 2)No
9% (1) 3)Only with permission from the F.I.S.A court
0% (0) 4)Only if we definitely know of an imminent attack
36% (4) 5)It is a violation of our 4th ammendment
0% (0) 6)Other

11 voters have answered this question.

Should Habeus Corpus be suspended?

60% (6) 1)Never. Our constitution is based on it
0% (0) 2)Yes. We are living in a uniquely dangerous world
20% (2) 3)Only for non-citizens
20% (2) 4)What is Habeus Corpus?
0% (0) 5)Other

10 voters have answered this question.

Is torture ever acceptable?

9% (1) 1)Yes. The people who attacked us are scum
0% (0) 2)No. It is better to take the high road
27% (3) 3)No. The Geneva convention prohibits it
9% (1) 4)Yes. If it will prevent another terrorist attack
9% (1) 5)both 1 and 4
27% (3) 6)both 2 and 3
18% (2) 7)Other

11 voters have answered this question.

Are you willing to give up your own freedoms if it makes us more safe?

9% (1) 1)Yes. I have nothing to hide
0% (0) 2)Yes. Our countries safety is more important
27% (3) 3)No. Once freedoms disappear, they are hard to get back
27% (3) 4)No. We are never completely safe.
0% (0) 5)Yes. Freedom is overrated
36% (4) 6)No. Give me liberty or give me death

11 voters have answered this question.

Who do you trust more. The Bush administration or the A.C.L.U?

20% (2) 1)The Bush administration
50% (5) 2)The A.C.L.U
20% (2) 3)Neither
10% (1) 4)I don't trust anyone anymore

10 voters have answered this question.

Whose conversations do you believe the government is monitoring?

63% (7) 1)Terrorists
54% (6) 2)Criminals
54% (6) 3)Political opponents
63% (7) 4)Political activists
54% (6) 5)Drug dealers
45% (5) 6)Other
0% (0) 7)Who cares?

11 voters have answered this question.

How free are we right now as a country?

9% (1) 1)The freest in the world
36% (4) 2)Free in some areas but not in others
18% (2) 3)A limited democracy with some personal freedom
18% (2) 4)Getting more repressive
18% (2) 5)A neo-fascist orwellian police state.
0% (0) 6)Other

11 voters have answered this question.

What are your political views?

18% (2) 1)Liberal
9% (1) 2)Conservative
27% (3) 3)Moderate
36% (4) 4)Depends on the issue
9% (1) 5)Other

11 voters have answered this question.

Why did we invade Iraq?

18% (2) 1)Links to 9/11
9% (1) 2)Weapons of mass destruction
54% (6) 3)To get the oil
72% (8) 4)To control the production and flow of the oil
63% (7) 5)To benefit the needs of multi-national corporations
36% (4) 6)To liberate the Iraqi people

11 voters have answered this question.

This poll was created on 2007-09-04 18:44:06 by totoro