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Poll: Most Want Court OK For Gov’t Wiretaps

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Posted on Jan 9, 2006

Washington Post: WASHINGTON—A majority of Americans want the Bush administration to get court approval before eavesdropping on people inside the United States, even if those calls might involve suspected terrorists, an AP-Ipsos poll shows.

Over the past three weeks, President Bush and top aides have defended the electronic monitoring program they secretly launched shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, as a vital tool to protect the nation from al-Qaida and its affiliates. | more

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By Kevin, January 9, 2006 at 8:09 pm #
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ONLY 56%? What has happened to our country?

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