More evidence that democracy is bunk
E. ALLEN SMITH
EALLENSMITH at ocelot.Rutgers.EDU
Thu Aug 1 16:30:00 PDT 1996
And some people think democracies secure civil liberties...
-Allen
>Poll finds most Americans want broader authority to probe terrorism
> _(c) Copyright 1996 Nando.net_
> Associated Press
> NEW YORK -- Americans overwhelmingly want the federal government to
> have more authority to check out terrorist groups, according to a CBS
> news poll released Tuesday.
[...]
> As an antidote, 80 percent believe the federal government should have
> more power to investigate terrorists, but just 52 percent believe
> wiretaps should be expanded.
> Three out of five said they still favor giving the government more
> power even if that meant groups unrelated to terrorism were
> investigated, too.
> Even if it cost more, nearly nine out of 10 people surveyed want more
> security checkpoints, guards and metal detectors -- and they'd be
> willing to wait longer in lines -- at public events.
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