LETTER OF THE DAY
Life in Fayetteville, where the results of a Newsmax.com poll make it into the LttE:
No warrants necessary for presidents
One of your polls shows that 856 surveyed believe a warrant is necessary for the president to authorize wire tapping for national security. But another survey of over 150,000 is quite different. Which is right, the 150,000 plus survey or the 856 poll?
Americans overwhelmingly support President Bush’s authorization to the National Security Agency to tap the private conversations of U.S. citizens to search for evidence of terrorist activity, an exclusive NewsMax.com poll reveals.
In one of the largest responses to a NewsMax poll ever, more than 150,000 people across the Internet have made their opinions known about this controversy.
And they resoundingly say that the president was justified in taking this action to protect America.
Here is a breakdown of the poll results for several key questions:
Has President Bush been justified in tapping the conversation of U.S. citizens?
Justified — 80 percent
Not Justified — 20 percent
Do you believe the President must have a court-approved warrant to conduct a wiretap?
Yes — 23 percent
No — 72 percent
Not Sure — 5 percent
Do you believe President Bush’s claim that he undertook this action to protect America?
Yes — 83 percent
No – 17 percent.
John J. Guss
Fayetteville
Yes, a self-selected poll on a right-wing site is much more accurate than a scientific, randomized poll conducted by a respected polling organization.
One Response to “LETTER OF THE DAY”
 Comment by Tad January 12th, 2006 at 11:34 am |
… and of course, the opinions of those right wingers should prevail over the constitutional protections of the fourth amendment:
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