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Many on the far right have been touting the recently released Rasmussen report as evidence that Bush should continue to spy on US citizens without adhering to FISA. Remember that in polling how pollsters formulate questions impacts results a great deal, and that's the problem with Rasmussen's latest effort.
Rasmussen poll asks questions such as "Should the National Security Agency be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United States?" (64% of Americans say hell yeah they should) The current controversy regarding Bush and his failure to follow FISA regulations and law has nothing to do with the question per se, and everything to do with is he legally able to spy on American citizens without a warrant or even applying for a warrant (as FISA allows the pres to legally spy on US citizens for 72 hours before obtaining a warrant). The poll fails to address that simple question, and in effect is pointless and worthless.
Rasmussen poll asks questions such as "Should the National Security Agency be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United States?" (64% of Americans say hell yeah they should) The current controversy regarding Bush and his failure to follow FISA regulations and law has nothing to do with the question per se, and everything to do with is he legally able to spy on American citizens without a warrant or even applying for a warrant (as FISA allows the pres to legally spy on US citizens for 72 hours before obtaining a warrant). The poll fails to address that simple question, and in effect is pointless and worthless.
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