Thursday, January 12, 2006

ABC Poll: Terror Trumps Privacy

ABC News poll is is reporting:
Three in 10 Americans believe the federal government has made unjustified intrusions into personal privacy as it investigates terrorism. That's nearly double the level of concern shown a few years ago, but it's still far from a majority view.

PRIVACY — Results in this survey indicate some shifts in the tug-of-war between investigating terrorism and protecting privacy. While still heavily outnumbered, those who call privacy a greater concern have increased from 21 percent in September 2003 to 32 percent now. And as noted, the number of Americans who believe the government is intruding on privacy without justification has risen from 17 percent to 30 percent.

Very sad. I wonder how this breaks out regionally? I wonder if blue states, which tend to run a higher risk of acutal terrorists attack (regardless of how Homeland Security dollars are allocated) than red states, would skew the same way.

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