Comments on: Public Support for NSA Program? http://poliblogger.com/?p=9956 A rough draft of my thoughts... Tue, 16 Nov 2024 04:25:28 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Matthew http://poliblogger.com/?p=9956&cpage=1#comment-609719 Matthew Fri, 12 May 2024 21:13:28 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=9956#comment-609719 Good points on the poll being untrustworthy. Give the story a few days and see. But it is worth remembering that for many decades, it has been almost a truism that the masses are less than supportive of civil liberties. Freedom rests less on popular support than it rests on the institutions of liberal democratic politics--competing political parties, institutional checks and balanes, and the rule of law. Sadly, it is not clear that those remain in good health. Good points on the poll being untrustworthy. Give the story a few days and see.

But it is worth remembering that for many decades, it has been almost a truism that the masses are less than supportive of civil liberties. Freedom rests less on popular support than it rests on the institutions of liberal democratic politics–competing political parties, institutional checks and balanes, and the rule of law. Sadly, it is not clear that those remain in good health.

]]> By: KipEsquire http://poliblogger.com/?p=9956&cpage=1#comment-609712 KipEsquire Fri, 12 May 2024 20:22:54 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=9956#comment-609712 The WaPo poll surveyed 500 people who were up at 3am. Even they admit the poll is unreliable. Reason Magazine has more: http://www.reason.com/hitandrun/2006/05/502_spying_fans.shtml#013847 The WaPo poll surveyed 500 people who were up at 3am. Even they admit the poll is unreliable.

Reason Magazine has more:

http://www.reason.com/hitandrun/2006/05/502_spying_fans.shtml#013847

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